Toxins and poisons are extremely deadly and are usually avoided. However this particular one is actually used in cosmetics!
This toxin is one if the most lethal, potent substances know to man :The Botulism neurotoxin. This toxin is released by the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum. Only A couple of teaspoons would be enough to kill everyone in the UK. A couple of kilos would kill every human on earth (dun dun duun) . So why do 1 million new people pay extortionate amounts of money every year to get it injected into their faces (and other places).
This toxin is one if the most lethal, potent substances know to man :The Botulism neurotoxin. This toxin is released by the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum. Only A couple of teaspoons would be enough to kill everyone in the UK. A couple of kilos would kill every human on earth (dun dun duun) . So why do 1 million new people pay extortionate amounts of money every year to get it injected into their faces (and other places).
Well would this help BOtulism neuroTOXin
That's right folks, This toxin is injected into the faces of celebrities and others who wish to decrease the appearance of wrinkles and hold on to their youth with gollum's arms. The reason for this is because of how the neurotoxin works. A extremely diluted version of the toxin is injected straight into the muscle, blocking the nerve signals that tell your muscles to contract. The effect is that it temporarily weakens and paralyses the facial muscles and smooths or eliminates wrinkles in the skin for a few months.
Now the science behind how it paralysis muscles!
The botulism toxin acts at the neurotransmitter junction to cause muscle paralysis by stopping the release of acetylcholine ( a chemical messenger that is released from the nerve endings to make the muscle contract) from pre-synaptic ends. When acting normally, an electrical signal passes down the nerve towards muscle fibre vesicles (which contain acetylcholine) to move towards the interface between the nerve and muscles, and also produce special types of proteins called snare proteins. These proteins can break through the membrane barrier at the end of a nerve cell, allowing the neurotransmitter to flood out into the receptors on the muscle, causing it to contract. When exposed to the toxin, the snare protein is cleaved and so the neurotransmitter never goes to the muscle receptors thus triggering no response.
As always, Seemal
The botulism toxin acts at the neurotransmitter junction to cause muscle paralysis by stopping the release of acetylcholine ( a chemical messenger that is released from the nerve endings to make the muscle contract) from pre-synaptic ends. When acting normally, an electrical signal passes down the nerve towards muscle fibre vesicles (which contain acetylcholine) to move towards the interface between the nerve and muscles, and also produce special types of proteins called snare proteins. These proteins can break through the membrane barrier at the end of a nerve cell, allowing the neurotransmitter to flood out into the receptors on the muscle, causing it to contract. When exposed to the toxin, the snare protein is cleaved and so the neurotransmitter never goes to the muscle receptors thus triggering no response.
As always, Seemal
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