Youth and beauty – at the tip of a syringe. Botox is marketed as easy and glamourous. But is it safe? In an exclusive 16:9 investigation, Mary Garofalo exposes information that could make you think twice about drinking from the fountain of youth.
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Question by Mary Alice Cullen: what is botox and how does it work? biology homework, help me!!!?
what is botox, how does it work, what it is used for?
educated scientific answers please…this is for school and I am TOTALLY lost. Not planning on getting any, I think it’s evil, so don’t even bother….
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Answer by OKIM IM
Botox is Botulinum toxin, a neurotoxin protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances in the world, and it is the most toxic protein. Though it is highly toxic, it is used in minute doses both to treat painful muscle spasms, and as a cosmetic treatment in some parts of the world. It is sold commercially under the brand names Myobloc, Botox and Dysport for this purpose. The terms Myobloc, Botox and Dysport are trade names and are not used generically to describe the neurotoxins produced by the clostridia species.
Botulinum toxin causes paralysis by preventing neuro-secretory vesicles from docking/fusing with the nerve synapse plasma membrane and releasing their neurotransmitters.
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