Full Description
This book clearly highlights how the discovery of various toxins has contributed to significant advances in both medicine and science, such as in drug discovery. It provides broad coverage of a wide range of toxins derived from animals, bacteria and plants. Rather than a recapitulation of the characterization of the toxins or great detail about their actions, this book provides a look at the unique properties of toxins which lead to their utilization in major scientific discoveries.
Contents
Introduction. Snake toxins. Scorpion toxins. Spider toxins. Lizard toxins. Conotoxins. Anemone toxins. Toxins and hematophagy. Bacterial toxins. Amphibian toxins. Plant toxins.
