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Autore |
Santhanam Ramasamy <1946, > |
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Titolo |
Biology and ecology of venomous marine snails / / Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD |
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Waretown, NJ : , : Apple Academic Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-34219-7 |
1-315-36641-X |
1-77188-331-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 393 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Biology and ecology of marine life |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sea snails |
Poisonous shellfish |
Conidae |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Biology and ecology of venomous marine snails -- 3. Profile of venomous marine snails -- 4. Conotoxins -- 5. Envenomation of cone snails -- 6. Therapeutic uses of cone snail venoms. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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