Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8493-9165-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1145 g

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 examines the topic generally, provides an overview of the current taxonomy of these reptiles, explains the similarities and differences in the venom delivery apparatus in different groups of reptiles, reviews state-of-the-art knowledge about specific venom components and their action, and summarizes effects of envenomation and treatment in humans on different continents.

Produced by leading toxinologists, biologists, biochemists, and physicians from 12 countries, the book provides a broad, international perspective that bridges divergent areas in modern biology. A synthesis of current knowledge about venoms and venomous reptiles, it contains a wealth of illustrations, including an 8-page color insert, that present a view of reptile toxinology from the whole animal to the glands producing venoms to the molecular models and the mechanisms of actions of the toxins themselves.

The book provides a context for understanding the range of activities present in venoms and supplies detailed information on many enzymes and toxins found in them, bringing into focus the worldwide extent of the occurrence and complexity of human envenomations by reptiles. It explores the unique and interesting results produced by collaborations between specialists from very different fields and how they can stimulate new and continued interest in research on venoms and the animals that produce them.

Zielgruppe

Toxinologists, toxicologists, pharmacologists, herpetologists, clinicians, biomedical researchers, and physicians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mackessy, Stephen P.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Field of Reptile Toxinology: Snakes, Lizards, and Their Venoms, S.P. MackessyRecent Advances in Venomous Snake Systematics, A. Quijada-Mascareñas and W. WüsterReptile Venom Glands: Form, Function, and Future, S.A. Weinstein, T.L. Smith, and K.V. KardongSnake Venom Metalloproteinases, J.W. Fox and S.M.T. SerranoSnake Venom Metalloproteinases: Biological Roles and Participation in the Pathophysiology of Envenomation, J.M. Gutiérrez, A. Rucavado, and T. EscalanteThrombin-like Snake Venom Serine Proteinases, D.J. Phillips, S.D. Swenson, and F.S. Markland, Jr.Snake Venom Nucleases, Nucleotidases, and Phosphomonoesterases, B.L. Dhananjaya, B.S. Vishwanath, and C.J.M. D’SouzaSnake Venom Phospholipase A2 Enzymes, R. Doley, X. Zhou, and R.M. KiniSnake Venom Acetylcholinesterase, M. Ahmed, J.B.T. Rocha, V.M. Morsch, and M.R.C. SchetingerSnake Venom L-Amino Acid Oxidases, N.-H. Tan and S.-Y. FungHyaluronidases, a Neglected Class of Glycosidases from Snake Venom: Beyond a Spreading Factor, K. Kemparaju, K. S. Girish, and S. NagarajuEnzyme Inhibitors in Reptile Venoms and Innate Immunity to Snake Venoms, A.G. da Costa Neves-Ferreira, R.H. Valente, J. Perales, and G.B. DomontSnake Venom Three-Finger Toxins, R.P. Hegde, N. Rajagopalan, R. Doley, and R.M. KiniSarafotoxins, the Snake Venom Homologs of the Endothelins, A. BdolahFasciculins: Toxins from Mamba Venoms That Inhibit Acetylcholinesterase, A.L. HarveyCysteine-rich Secretory Proteins in Reptile Venoms, W.H. Heyborne and S.P. MackessySnake Venomics and Disintegrins: Portrait and Evolution of a Family of Snake Venom Integrin Antagonists, J.J. Calvete, P. Juárez, and L. SanzReptile C-type Lectins, X.-Y. Du and K.J. ClemetsonSnake Venom Nerve Growth Factors, M.F. Lavin, S. Earl, G. Birrell, L. St. Pierre, J. de Jersey, and P. MasciThe Role of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleosides in Snake Venoms, S.D. AirdEnvenomation: Prevention and Treatment in Australia, J. WhiteSnakebite in Africa: Current Situation and Urgent Needs, J.-P. ChippauxEnvenomations by Reptiles in the United States, J. Smith and S. BushSnakebite Envenomation in Central America, J.M. GutiérrezIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen P. Mackessy is currently professor of biology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). His research broadly encompasses the biology of venomous snakes and the biochemistry of snake venoms, and he has published over one hundred scientific papers, book chapters, and natural history notes.