Venomous Animals and Their Toxins - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Venomous Animals and Their Toxins write by G. Habermehl. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Venomous Animals and Their Toxins available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Venomous Animals have been a threat to man at all times, in the warm and wilder regions more than in the temperate areas. People in especially dangerous regions know about these risks and live accordingly. However, with modern tourism and nearly unlimited travel oppor tunities more and more people without experience and knowledge about venomous animals come into contact with them; this book is intended to provide these people with an introduction to the subject. Venomous animals, their habits, their whole ecology and their venoms have been the object or research since the beginning of this century; truly intensive work, how ever, first started about thirty years ago. Medical treat ment therefore has been changed by new insights in the mechanism of action and the constituents of the various venoms. In this regard this book is also directed to physi cians, biologists and chemists to give them an introduc tion in this important and interesting field. New aspects of treatment of envenomations are reported. This book cannot replace bigger textbooks and monographs - they are cited in the references - but it gives an overview and an entry into this field. The original German edition was written at the request of colleagues and students of medicine, biology and chemistry as well as frequent travellers in tropical countries. It was sold out within eight months, thus showing that it really filled a gap.
Venomous Animals and Their Venoms
Venomous Animals and Their Venoms - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Venomous Animals and Their Venoms write by Wolfgang Bücherl. This book was released on 2013-09-17. Venomous Animals and Their Venoms available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Venomous 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.
Venomous animals and their toxins
Venomous animals and their toxins - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Venomous animals and their toxins write by Gehard G. Habermehl. This book was released on 1981. Venomous animals and their toxins available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Venomous and Poisonous Animals
Venomous and Poisonous Animals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Venomous and Poisonous Animals write by D. Mebs. This book was released on 2002. Venomous and Poisonous Animals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Life is a struggle on both land and in the sea and many animals have developed chemical weapons, for attack or defence. These toxins, venoms or poisons, are diverse in both structure and function and are delivered to victims in equally diverse ways. Humans frequently encounter these venomous and poisonous animals and all too often suffer unpleasant consequences including death, be it from a bite or sting causing envenoming, or poisoning after eating the wrong animal. The author, toxicologist at the Department of Forensic Science of the University of Frankfurt, Germany, provides expert information for biologists, toxicologists, pharmacists, physicians, but also for travelers.
Venomous Animals of the World
Venomous Animals of the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Venomous Animals of the World write by Steve Backshall. This book was released on 2008-02-25. Venomous Animals of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Venomous creatures such as snakes and spiders are the stuff of human nightmares. Yet toxins are a regular part of the animal world, an essential tool for hunting and defense. A surprising variety of insects, reptiles, and amphibians use venom in their daily lives, either to subdue their prey or to prevent falling victim to another predator. Precisely how many forms of wildlife are venomous is only now becoming clear. From the mighty King Cobra, which can reach over five meters in length, down to the diminutive but lethal Black Widow Spider, natural history expert Steve Backshall takes a fascinating look at more than 60 of the most venomous creatures across the world’s continents. Exciting accounts of Backshall’s personal encounters with some of nature's most dangerous animals help bring to life the world of natural venoms. He explains how different types of toxins work and highlights how some are used in medicine, including in the treatment of chronic disease in humans. A final chapter looks at the future for venomous wildlife and at why conservation measures are urgently required to ensure its continued survival. The first book of its kind on this fascinating subject, Venomous Animals of the World is illustrated throughout with stunning color photographs.
