Venomous and poisonous animals
a handbook for biologists, and toxicologists and toxinologists, Physicians and pharmacists
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Word Count
84,750 words, Guess
Page Count
339 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivevenomouspoisonou0000mebs
- ISBN-100849312647
- ISBN-139780849312649
- Goodreads1410478
- LibraryThing2025965
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- Library of Congress Control Number2002067056
- OCLC Control Number49551024
- Open LibraryOL3567677M
Classifications
- DDC615.9/4
- LCCQP235. .M4313 2002
- LCCRA1255
Description
In the animal kingdom venoms and poisons are used for prey acquisition and defense. Using nettle organs, stingers or teeth animals of all classes apply a variety of toxic substances. This book gives an introduction to the world of venomous and poisonous animals and how they use their venoms and poisons, first aid measures and general rules for treating cases of envenoming or poisoning, recommendations for avoiding dangerous encounters with poisonous animals. In each chapter, one representative animal is described, its biology, venom apparatus, chemistry and mode of action of the toxic substances, symptoms of envenoming and poisoning, prevention and therapy.--Publisher description.
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