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
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga Spider-Man: The Venom Saga "Spider-Man: The Venom Saga" is the title used by a particular story arc from the 1994 animated series "Spider-Man" that focused on Venom. The description of the name and chosen episodes debuted in home media by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The first three episodes is a three-part episode entitled "The Alien Costume" from season one. The last two is a two-part episode entitled "Venom Returns" and "Carnage" which debuted in season three. These certain episodes are responsible for debuting the symbiotic characters Venom and Carnage outside of comic books. "The Alien Costume" is the only three-part