Fry

VENOMOUS REPTILES & THEIR TOXINS C

• Gebundenes Buch

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1258g
• ISBN-13: 9780199309399
• ISBN-10: 0199309396
• Artikelnr.: 47866759

Autorenporträt

Bryan G. Fry is an associate professor of biology and group leader of the Venomics Laboratory at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

* Chapter 1. The origin and evolution of the Toxicofera reptile venom
system
* Chapter 2. Signs, symptoms and treatment of envenomation
* Chapter 3. Antivenom research and development
* Chapter 4. Ineffective traditional and modern techniques for the
treatment of snakebite
* Chapter 5. Maintaining venomous animal collections: protocols and
occupational safety
* Chapter 6. Veterinary care of venomous reptiles
* Chapter 7. Research methods
* Chapter 8. Three finger toxins (3FTx)
* Chapter 9. Beta-defensins
* Chapter 10. Cysteine-rich secretory proteins (TV-CRiSP)
* Chapter 11. Exendin peptides
* Chapter 12. Factor Va proteins (TV-fVa)
* Chapter 13. Factor Xa enzymes (TV-fXa)
* Chapter 14. Kallikrein enzymes (TV-kallikrein)
* Chapter 15. Kunitz peptides (TV-kunitz)
* Chapter 16. L-amino acid oxidase enzymes (TV-LAAO)
* Chapter 17. Lectin peptides (TV-lectin)
* Chapter 18. Lizard venom B-type natriuretic peptides (LV-BNP)
* Chapter 19. Snake venom C-type natriuretic peptides (SV-CNP)
* Chapter 20. Group-I phospholipase A2 enzymes (TV-PLA2-GI)
* Chapter 21. Group-II phospholipase A2 enzymes (TV-PLA2-GII)
* Chapter 22. Sarafotoxin peptides
* Chapter 23. Snake venom metalloprotease enzymes (SVMP)
* Chapter 24. Lesser-known or putative reptile toxins
* Chapter 25. Poisonous snakes and bacteria as a Komodo dragon weapon:
which is a myth and which is reality?
* Contributors
* List of Abbreviations