The botulinum toxin LD50 potency assay - another chapter, another mystery.
Observers of the potency assay used for botulinum toxin were greeted last year with the news that one company had an alternative, non-animal alternative in place. But all was not as it seemed from the press release, and over a year later, information is still lacking.
Toxin Science Limited, Wrexham, UK. andy@toxinscience.com
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D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D051379:Mice
D001905:Botulinum Toxins