Description |
752 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents |
Ch. 1. Venomous and Poisonous Animals -- A Biologist's View -- Ch. 2. Poisonous and Venomous Animals -- The Physician's View -- Ch. 3. Biology and Distribution of Poisonous Marine Animals -- Ch. 4. Clinical Toxicology of Shellfish Poisoning -- Ch. 5. Clinical Toxicology of Ciguatera Poisoning -- Ch. 6. Clinical Toxicology of Fugu Poisoning -- Ch. 7. Biology and Distribution of Venomous Marine Animals -- Ch. 8. Clinical Toxicology of Marine Coelenterate Injuries -- Ch. 9. Clinical Toxicology of Conus Snail Stings -- Ch. 10. Clinical Toxicology of Sea Urchin and Starfish Injuries -- Ch. 11. Clinical Toxicology of Venomous Stingray Injuries -- Ch. 12. Clinical Toxicology of Venomous Scorpaenidae and Other Selected Fish Stings -- Ch. 13. Clinical Toxicology of Sea Snake Bites -- Ch. 14. Clinical Toxicology of Blue Ringed Octopus Bites -- Ch. 15. Biology and Distribution of Ticks of Medical Importance -- Ch. 16. Clinical Toxicology of Tick Bites -- Ch. 17. Biology and Distribution of Scorpions of Medical Importance -- Ch. 18. Clinical Toxicology of Scorpion Stings -- Ch. 19. Biology and Distribution of Spiders of Medical Importance -- Ch. 20. Clinical Toxicology of Spider Bites -- Ch. 21. Biology and Distribution of Hymenopterans of Medical Importance, Their Venom Apparatus and Venom Composition -- Ch. 22. Clinical Toxicology of Hymenopteran Stings -- Ch. 23. Clinical Toxicology of Helodermatidae Lizard Bites -- Ch. 24. Biology and Distribution of Venomous Snakes of Medical Importance and the Composition of Snake Venoms -- Ch. 25. Clinical Toxicology of Snake Bite in Europe -- Ch. 26. Clinical Toxicology of Snakebite in Africa and the Middle East/Arabian Peninsula -- Ch. 27. Clinical Toxicology of Snake Bite in Asia -- Ch. 28. Clinical Toxicology of Snakebite in Australia and New Guinea -- Ch. 29. Clinical Toxicology of Snakebite in North America -- Ch. 30. Clinical Toxicology of Snakebite in Central America -- Ch. 31. Clinical Toxicology of Snake Bites in South America -- Ch. 32. Commercially Available Antivenoms ("Hyperimmune Sera", "Antivenins", "Antisera") for Antivenom Therapy -- Index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Venom.
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Animals, Poisonous.
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Venoms.
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Animals, Poisonous.
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Venoms.
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Author |
Meier, J. (Jürg), 1954-
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White, Julian, 1952-
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LC no. |
95017705 |
ISBN |
0849344891 |
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