Marine toxins and venoms / edited by Anthony T. Tu.
Contributor(s): Tu, Anthony T
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Handbook of natural toxins ; v. 3.Publisher: New York : M. Dekker, 1988Description: xviii, 587 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0824776674.Subject(s): Marine toxins | Marine animals -- VenomDDC classification: 615.942
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 615.942 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00038320 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The third volume in the highly popular series constituting a primary source of information addressing all toxins, Marine Toxins and Venoms focuses on the toxicology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of marine toxic compounds. Presenting the work of 28 international researchers, this authoritative, single-source reference considers the biology of toxic marine organisms ... discusses marine toxins, including shellfish, sponge and sea cucumber, and freshwater algae toxins ... covers marine venoms, such as marine snail, sea snakes, and fish venoms ... examines the clinical aspects of marine poisoning, describing the proper treatment for stings, bites, and marine food poisonings ... and facilitates further study with an excellent review of the literature, including extensive citations. Containing numerous diagrams, photographs, and tables, Marine Toxins and Venoms is an indispensable resource for toxicologists; biochemists; pharmacologists; marine biologists; emergency room and critical care physicians; fishery departments; public health officials at the federal, state, and local levels; and as key supplementary reading for graduate-level toxicology, marine biology, and pharmacology courses. Book jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface to the Handbook (p. iii)
- Preface to Volume 3 (p. v)
- Contributors (p. ix)
- Contents of Volume 1 (p. xii)
- Contents of Volume 2 (p. xvii)
- Part I. Biology
- 1. Biology of Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals (p. 1)
- Part II. Marine Toxins
- 2. Ciguatera Fish Toxins and Poisoning (p. 31)
- 3. The Chemistry of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (p. 63)
- 4. Detection of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (p. 87)
- 5. Structure and Biologic Activities of Sponge and Sea Cucumber Toxins (p. 107)
- 6. Toxins of Freshwater Algae (p. 121)
- 7. Allergy by Ingestion of Seafoods (p. 149)
- 8. Mechanism of Tetrodotoxin and Saxitoxin Action (p. 185)
- 9. Fish Skin Toxins (p. 211)
- 10. Ichthyootoxic Fish (p. 227)
- 11. Chemistry and Pharmacology of Palytoxin (p. 241)
- 12. Public Health Problems of Red Tides (p. 259)
- Part III. Marine Venoms
- 13. Coelenterate and Echinoderm Toxins: Mechanisms and Actions (p. 279)
- 14. Marine Snail Venoms (p. 327)
- 15. Worm Toxins (p. 353)
- 16. Sea Snakes and Their Venoms (p. 379)
- 17. Fish Venoms (p. 445)
- 18. Cytotoxic Effect of Marine Toxins and Venoms (p. 477)
- Part IV. Clinical Aspects
- 19. Clinical Therapy of Marine Envenomation and Poisoning (p. 493)
- Index (p. 567)