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| ► Title→ |
Biology and ecology of venomous marine snails
Biology and Ecology of Marine Life |
| ► Author [s]→ |
Ramasamy Santhanam |
► Publisher &
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Apple Academic Press / 2017 |
► Pages:
تعداد صفحات |
408 |
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1771883308, 978-1-77188-330-6, 978-1-77188-331-3 |
| ► Description: |
The first comprehensive volume exclusively on marine cone snails, this book provides descriptions of over 100 species of hazardous marine snails along with their biological and ecological characteristics; the characteristics of conotoxins; information on cone snail injuries and their treatment along with prevention measures; and the therapeutic and medicinal value of conotoxins, including as a powerful nonaddictive painkiller, an epilepsy drug, and more. Over 275 color illustrations accompany the text for easy identification.
Biology and ecology of venomous marine snails --
Profile of venomous marine snails --
Conotoxins --
Envenomation of cone snails --
Therapeutic uses of cone snail venoms.
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