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Abstract

The neurotoxin tetanospasmin causes tetanus when it reaches the central nervous system. In this autoradiographic study, 125 I-labeled tetanospasmin was injected into the leg muscles of rodents, and the nerves supplying these muscles were crushed. The labeled toxin accumulated within axons on the distal side of the crush. This study provides direct evidence for retrograde axonal transport of a macromolecular toxin that acts at synapses in the central nervous system.

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Price, D. L., Griffin, J., Young, A., Peck, K., & Stocks, A. (1975). Tetanus Toxin: Direct Evidence for Retrograde Intraaxonal Transport. Science, 188(4191), 945–947.

Authors 5
  1. Donald L. Price (first)
  2. Jack Griffin (additional)
  3. Ann Young (additional)
  4. Keith Peck (additional)
  5. Adelaine Stocks (additional)
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@article{Price_1975, title={Tetanus Toxin: Direct Evidence for Retrograde Intraaxonal Transport}, volume={188}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.49080}, DOI={10.1126/science.49080}, number={4191}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Price, Donald L. and Griffin, Jack and Young, Ann and Peck, Keith and Stocks, Adelaine}, year={1975}, month=may, pages={945–947} }