Venomous Animals and Their Venoms
Venomous Vertebrates
- 1st Edition - September 17, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Wolfgang Bücherl, Eleanor E. Buckley, Venancio Deulofeu
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 9 4 9 - 2
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 2 7 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 3 6 3 - 2
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Request a sales quoteVenomous Animals and their Venoms focuses on the comprehensive presentation of the entire field of the venomous members of the animal kingdom, chemistry and biochemistry of venoms, and pharmacological actions and their antigenic properties. The selection first offers information on the development of knowledge about venoms and the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and its venomous characteristics, including biology, venom apparatus, properties of venom, and significance of venom apparatus in Ornithorhynchus. The text then elaborates on the classification, biology, and description of the venom apparatus of insectivores of the genera Solenodon, Neomys, and Blarina and the chemistry and pharmacology of insectivore venoms. The publication takes a look at karyotypes, sex chromosomes, and chromosomal evolution in snakes and coagulant, proteolytic, and hemolytic properties of some snake venoms. Topics include hemolytic property, karyotypes of South American snakes, sex chromosomes, methods for the study of chromosomes of reptiles, and chromosomal evolution. The selection is a vital source of data for readers interested in venomous animals and their venoms.
List of ContributorsPrefaceIntroductionTentative Contents of Volumes II and IIIDevelopment of Knowledge about Venoms Text ReferencesVenomous Mammals Chapter 1. The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and Its Venomous Characteristics I. Introduction II. Classification III. Distribution IV. Description V. Biology VI. Venom Apparatus VII. Properties of Venom VIII. Envenomation by the Platypus IX. Significance of Venom Apparatus in Ornithorhynchus X. Conclusion References Chapter 2. Classification, Biology, and Description of the Venom Apparatus of Insectivores of the Genera Solenodon, Neomys, and Blarina I. Résumé of Venom Research II. Order Insectivora (Lipotyphla) III. Solenodontidae IV. Soricidae References Chapter 3. Chemistry and Pharmacology of Insectivore Venoms I. Introduction II. Physical and Chemical Properties III. Pharmacological Properties IV. The Effect of the Venoms of Shrews and Solenodon on Experimental Animals ReferencesVenomous Snakes General Information Chapter 4. Karyotypes, Sex Chromosomes, and Chromosomal Evolution in Snakes Chapter 5. Extraction and Quantities of Venom Obtained from Some Brazilian Snakes Chapter 6. The Protein and Nonprotein Constituents of Snake Venoms Chapter 7. Enzymes in Snake Venoms Chapter 8. Bradykinin Formation by Snake Venoms Chapter 9. Coagulant, Proteolytic, and Hemolytic Properties of Some Snake Venoms Venomous Snakes of the World Chapter 10. Methods of Classification of Venomous Snakes Chapter 11. Venomous Sea Snakes (Hydrophiidae) Venomous Snakes of Central and South Africa Chapter 12. Classification and Distribution of European, North African, and North and West Asiatic Venomous Snakes Chapter 13A. Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Snake Venoms of Europe and the Mediterranean Regions Chapter 13B. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Snake Venoms of Europe and the Mediterranean Regions Chapter 14. Symptomatology, Pathology, and Treatment of Bites by near Eastern, European, and North African Snakes Chapter 15. The Venomous Snakes of Central and South Africa Chapter 16. The Venoms of Central and South African Snakes Chapter 17. The Symptomatology, Pathology, and Treatment of the Bites of Venomous Snakes of Central and Southern Africa Venomous Snakes of East Asia, India, Malaya, and Indonesia Chapter 18. The Venomous Terrestrial Snakes of East Asia, India, Malaya, and Indonesia Chapter 19. Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Venoms of Asiatic Snakes Chapter 20. Symptomatology, Pathology, and Treatment of Land Snake Bite in India and Southeast AsiaAuthor IndexSubject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 17, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9781483229492
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483252742
- eBook ISBN: 9781483263632
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