Apamin Apamin Apamin is an 18 amino acid peptide neurotoxin found in apitoxin (bee venom). Dry bee venom consists of 2–3% of apamin. Apamin selectively blocks SK channels, a type of Ca-activated K channel expressed in the central nervous system. Toxicity is caused by only a few amino acids, these are cysteine, lysine, arginine, arginine and histidine. These amino acids are involved in the binding of apamin to the Ca-activated K channel. Due to its specificity for SK channels, apamin is used as a drug in biomedical research to study the electrical properties of SK channels and their role in the
Venom (1981 film) was released on special edition DVD by Blue Underground in 2003. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 6 reviews with an average rating of 5/10. Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" said, "If "Venom" doesn't turn out to be the silliest film of 1982, it's a good bet that it will land within a hoot and a holler of that distinction." Venom (1981 film) Venom is a 1981 British horror film directed by Piers Haggard, written by Robert Carrington, based on Alan Scholefield's novel of the same name, and starring Klaus Kinski,