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Apamin

Known as: Apamin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A highly neurotoxic polypeptide from the venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). It consists of 18 amino acids with two disulfide bridges and causes… 
National Institutes of Health

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4-azido-2-nitrophenylaminoacetylmonoiodoapaminmonoiodoapamin
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Third pathway: Endothelium‐dependent hyperpolarization
The mechanism of endothelium‐dependent hyperpolarizations, once attributed to an elusive endothelium‐derived hyperpolarizing… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Characterization of four toxins from Buthus martensi scorpion venom, which act on apamin-sensitive Ca2+-activated K+ channels.
Four peptidyl inhibitors of the small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (SK(Ca)) have been isolated from the venom of the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
VIP‐ and PACAP‐mediated nonadrenergic, noncholinergic inhibition in longitudinal muscle of rat distal colon: involvement of activation of charybdotoxin‐ and apamin‐sensitive K+ channels
1 The mediators of nonadrenergic, noncholinergic (NANC) inhibitory responses in longitudinal muscle of rat distal colon were… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Reflex changes in circular muscle activity elicited by stroking the mucosa: an electrophysiological analysis in the isolated guinea-pig ileum.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Solution structure of apamin determined by nuclear magnetic resonance and distance geometry.
The solution structure of the bee venom neurotoxin apamin has been determined with a distance geometry program using distance… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Blockade of Ca‐activated K conductance by apamin in rat sympathetic neurones
1 Effects of apamin on rat sympathetic neurones were investigated by means of intracellular and extracellular recording. 2 Apamin… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Inhibition of calmodulin activity by insect venom peptides.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The nature of non‐cholinergic, non‐adrenergic transmission in longitudinal and circular muscles of the guinea‐pig ileum
1. The nature of the non‐cholinergic, non‐adrenergic (non‐ch., non‐adr.) excitatory and inhibitory transmission in the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Preparation of a pure monoiodo derivative of the bee venom neurotoxin apamin and its binding properties to rat brain synaptosomes.
The preparation and purification of an active monoiodo derivative of apamin is described. Radiolabeled monoiodoapamin (2000 Ci… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Evidence against vasoactive intestinal polypeptide being the non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic inhibitory transmitter released from nerves supplying the smooth muscle of the guinea-pig taenia coli.
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