Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of ReptilesStephen P. Mackessy The Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles offers "one-stop shopping" to all biologists, biochemists, toxicologists, physicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists, and informed laypersons interested in the biology of venomous reptiles, the biochemistry and molecular biology of venoms, and the effects and treatment of human envenomation. This book |
Contents
Snakes Lizards and Their Venoms | 3 |
Chapter 2 Recent Advances in Venomous Snake Systematics | 25 |
From Function and Future | 65 |
Reptile Venom Enzymes | 93 |
Chapter 4 Snake Venom Metalloproteinases | 95 |
Biological Roles and Participation in the Pathophysiology of Envenomation | 115 |
Chapter 6 ThrombinLike Snake Venom Serine Proteinases | 139 |
Chapter 7 Snake Venom Nucleases Nucleotidases and Phosphomonoesterases | 155 |
Chapter 14 Sarafotoxins the Snake Venom Homologs of the Endothelins | 303 |
Toxins from Mamba Venoms That Inhibit Acetylcholinesterase | 317 |
Chapter 16 CysteineRich Secretory Proteins in Reptile Venoms | 325 |
Portrait and Evolution of a Family of Snake Venom Integrin Antagonists | 337 |
Chapter 18 Reptile CType Lectins | 359 |
Chapter 19 Snake Venom Nerve Growth Factors | 377 |
Chapter 20 The Role of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleosides in Snake Venoms | 393 |
Envenomation Occurence Prevention Treatment | 421 |
Chapter 8 Snake Venom Phospholipase A2 Enzymes | 173 |
Chapter 9 Snake Venom Acetylcholinesterase | 207 |
Chapter 10 Snake Venom LAmino Acid Oxidases | 221 |
Beyond a Spreading Factor | 237 |
Innate Immunity to Snake Venoms | 259 |
Reptile Venom Toxins | 285 |
Chapter 13 Snake Venom ThreeFinger Toxins | 287 |
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