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Marine and Freshwater Toxins

This book presents the structure of the main toxins of aquatic origin, their distribution, producing species and vectors, their mechanisms of action, the clinical aspects of envenomation in humans, their effects in laboratory or wild animals, their toxicokinetic properties, including the relevant tr...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gopalakrishnakone, P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Haddad Jr., Vidal. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Tubaro, Aurelia. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kim, Euikyung. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kem, William R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Toxinology,
Subjects:
Pharmaceutical technology.
Biochemistry.
Animal physiology.
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.
Animal Biochemistry.
Animal Physiology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6419-4
Table of Contents:
  • Phylum Porifera and Cnidaria
  • Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Envenomations Caused by Sponges and Jellyfish
  • Phyla Molluska: The Venom Apparatus of Cone Snails
  • Venomous Marine Fish: Evolution of the Venoms. Condrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
  • Venomous Marine Fish: Osteicthyes (Bony Fish)
  • Venomous Freshwater Fish: Catfish and Freshwater Stingrays
  • Toxins Produced by Marine Microorganisms: A Short Review
  • Toxins Produced by Marine Invertebrate and Vertebrate Animals: A Short Review
  • Pufferfish Poisoning and Tetrodotoxin
  • Ciguatoxin and Ciguatera
  • Saxitoxin and Other Paralytic Toxins: Toxicological Profile
  • Brevetoxins: Toxicological Profile
  • Okadaic Acid and Other Diarrheic Toxins: Toxicological Profile
  • Domoic Acid and Other Amnesic Toxins: Toxicological Profile
  • Azaspiracid Toxins: Toxicological Profile
  • Spirolides and Cyclic Imines: Toxicological Profile
  • Palytoxins: Toxicological Profile
  • Effects of Cyanotoxins: Sea and Freshwater Toxins
  • Microcystins: Toxicological Profile
  • Jellyfish Venom and Toxins : A Review
  • Equinatoxins: A Review
  • Intoxications Caused by Saxitoxin, Shellfish, and Other Neurotoxins
  • Phylum Echinodermata e Annelida: Sea Urchins, Starfish and Sea Cucumbers, and Marine Worms
  • Instrumental Methods for Paralytic Shellfish Toxins
  • Immunomodulatory Properties of Sea Cucumber Triterpene Glycosides
  • Miscellaneous Marine Toxins of Medical Significance. .

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