Botulinum toxin is not only the basis of botox treatments

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Botulinum toxin (BT) is not only the basis of Botox treatments butis also used in many medical applications. Recent studies haveshown that after this chemical is injected into synapses of facialneurons, it appears in the brain. How would you hypothesize that BTtravels to the brain in these circumstances?

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