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La Bruyere, Jean de (sh) and botulinum toxin type a (medicine)


La Bruyere, Jean de (sh)




born August 1645, Paris, France
died May 10/11, 1696, Versailles

French satiric moralist.

As a tutor and librarian in a royal household, he observed aristocratic idleness, fads, and fashions. His The Characters, or Manners of the Age, with the Characters of Theophrastus (1688) was appended to his translation of Theophrastus and written in the latter's style. A masterpiece of French literature, it was an indictment of the vanity and pretensions around him. Eight editions of Characters, with expanded character sketches and topical allusions, appeared through 1694.


botulinum toxin type a (medicine)


botulinum toxin type a
<chemical> A neurotoxin produced by clostridium botulinum. When consumed in contaminated Food it can cause paralysis and death. In its purified form, it has been used in the treatment of blepharospasm and strabismus.

Pharmacological action: neuromuscular agents.