EASC-101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Botulinum Toxin, Foodborne Illness, Botulism
1 Apr 2016
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Body system a group of related organs that work together to perform a function. Examples are the circulatory system, respiratory system, and nervous system. Bone density a measure of bone strength; the degree of mineralization of the bone matrix. Bone meal or powdered bone crushed or ground bone preparations intended to supply calcium to the diet. Calcium from bone is not well absorbed and is often contaminated with toxic materials such as arsenic, mercury, lead, and cadmium. Boron a nonessential mineral that is promoted as a natural steroid replacement. Botulism an often-fatal food poisoning caused by botulinum toxin, a toxin produced by the. Clostridium botulinum bacterium that grows without oxygen in nonacidic canned foods. Bovine somatotropin (bst) (so-mat-ah-trow-pin) growth hormone of cattle, which can be produced for agricultural use by genetic engineering. Path-ee) (bse) an often-fatal illness of cattle affecting the nerves and brain. Bran the protective fibrous coating around a grain; the chief fibre donator of a grain.
