حیوانات زهرآگین و زهرهای آن‌ها: مهره‌داران زهرآگین

Venomous Animals and their Venoms focuses on the comprehensive presentation of the entire field of the venomous members of the animal kingdom, chemistry and biochemistry of venoms, and pharmacological actions and their antigenic properties. The selection first offers information on the development of knowledge about venoms and the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and its venomous characteristics, including biology, venom apparatus, properties of venom, and significance of venom apparatus in Ornithorhynchus. The text then elaborates on the classification, biology, and description of the venom apparatus of insectivores of the genera Solenodon, Neomys, and Blarina and the chemistry and pharmacology of insectivore venoms. The publication takes a look at karyotypes, sex chromosomes, and chromosomal evolution in snakes and coagulant, proteolytic, and hemolytic properties of some snake venoms. Topics include hemolytic property, karyotypes of South American snakes, sex chromosomes, methods for the study of chromosomes of reptiles, and chromosomal evolution. The selection is a vital source of data for readers interested in venomous animals and their venoms. Content: Contributors to This Volume , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Pages v-vi Preface , Pages vii-viii , WOLFGANG BÜCHERL, ELEANOR E. BUCKLEY, VENANCIO DEULOFEU Introduction , Pages ix-xii , WOLFGANG BÜCHERL CONTENTS OF VOLUME II (Tentative) , Pages xix-xxii Development of Knowledge about Venoms , Pages 1-12 , CHAUNCEY D. LEAKE Chapter I - The Platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ) and Its Venomous Characteristics , Pages 15-29 , J.H. CALABY Chapter 2 - Classification, Biology, and Description of the Venom Apparatus of Insectivores of the Genera Solenodon, Neomys, and Blarina , Pages 31-42 , GEORGE H. POURNELLE Chapter 3 - Chemistry and Pharmacology of Insectivore Venoms , Pages 43-50 , MICHALINA PUCEK Chapter 4 - Karyotypes, Sex Chromosomes, and Chromosomal Evolution in Snakes , Pages 53-95 , WILLY BEÇAK Chapter 5 - Extraction and Quantities of Venom Obtained from Some Brazilian Snakes , Pages 97-117 , HELIO EMERSON BELLUOMINI Chapter 6 - The Protein and Nonprotein Constituents of Snake Venoms , Pages 119-165 , ANIMA DEVI Chapter 7 - Enzymes in Snake Venoms , Pages 167-216 , N.K. SARKAR, ANIMA DEVI Chapter 8 - Bradykinin Formation by Snake Venoms , Pages 217-227 , CARLOS R. DINIZ Chapter 9 - Coagulant, Proteolytic, and Hemolytic Properties of Some Snake Venoms , Pages 229-273 , G. ROSENFELD, L. NAHAS, E.M.A. KELEN Chapter 10 - Methods of Classification of Venomous Snakes , Pages 275-283 , Konrad Klemmer Chapter 11 - Venomous Sea Snakes (Hydrophiidae) , Pages 285-308 , MICHEL BARME Chapter 12 - Classification and Distribution of European, North African, and North and West Asiatic Venomous Snakes , Pages 309-325 , Konrad Klemmer Chapter 13A - Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Snake Venoms of Europe and the Mediterranean Regions , Pages 327-338 , P. BOQUET Chapter 13B - Pharmacology and Toxicology of Snake Venoms of Europe and the Mediterranean Regions , Pages 339-357 , P. BOQUET Chapter 14 - Symptomatology, Pathology, and Treatment of Bites by Near Eastern, European, and North African Snakes , Pages 359-401 , S. GITTER, A. de VRIES Chapter 15 - The Venomous Snakes of Central and South Africa , Pages 403-435 , DONALD G. BROADLEY Chapter 16 - The Venoms of Central and South African Snakes , Pages 437-461 , POUL AGERHOLM CHRISTENSEN Chapter 17 - The Symptomatology, Pathology, and Treatment of the Bites of Venomous Snakes of Central and Southern Africa , Pages 463-527 , DAVID S. CHAPMAN Chapter 18 - The Venomous Terrestrial Snakes of East Asia, India, Malaya, and Indonesia , Pages 529-576 , ALAN E. LEVITON Chapter 19 - Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Venoms of Asiatic Snakes , Pages 577-610 , B.N. GHOSH, D.K. CHAUDHURI Chapter 20 - Symptomatology, Pathology, and Treatment of Land Snake Bite in India and Southeast Asia , Pages 611-642 , H. ALISTAIR REID Author Index , Pages 643-660 Subject Index , Pages 661-707