Description
Biogenic toxins are fascinating natural products characterized by an enormous diversity of chemical structures and pharmacological activities. They not only pose hazards to humans and animals, but they are important components in the interplay of substances and living beings in nature and, moreover, important sources for new drugs. Numerous images of plants and chemical structural formulas complete the book, as well as extensive references for further reading. Natural Poisons and Venoms: Animal Toxins is an essential resource for physicians, veterinarians, pharmacists, chemists, biochemists, food chemists and biologists, for students in the relevant fields, and maybe for interested laymen. Key features include: – All aspects of natural toxins based on the latest scientific knowledge are included; – all aspects of the toxicology of all living organisms and natural foods, chemistry, action mechanisms, symptoms of intoxications.; – This is the only book arranged on a strictly scientific base according to the biogenetic origin and chemical structure. 352 p.
Series: Natural Poisons and Venoms, Volume 4.
- Jan-Peter Hildebrandt. PhD in Zoology; Heisenberg fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG). Full Professor of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Greifswald (Germany).
- Eberhard Teuscher. Zeulenroda-Triebes (Germany).
- Ulrich Lindequist. Greifswald (Germany).
- Publication date (electronic format): 2023-07 – De Gruyter.
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