Botulinum toxin produces skeletal muscle paralysis by:
Correct Answer: Inhibiting release of acetylcholine
Description: Ref: KD Tripathi pharmacology 7th edition (page.no: 99) Botulinum toxin A and B are highly potent exotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum that is responsible for Botulism. These neurotoxic proteins cause long-lasting loss of cholinergic transmission by interacting with an axonal protein involved in the exocytic release of Ach
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