LEADER 02388oam 2200577I 450 001 9910136079403321 005 20240506102911.0 010 $a1-315-34219-7 010 $a1-315-36641-X 010 $a1-77188-331-6 024 7 $a10.1201/9781315366418 035 $a(CKB)3710000000915287 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5209712 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4951239 035 $a(OCoLC)962341724 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4951239 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL963585 035 $a(OCoLC)1024285298 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915287 100 $a20180331h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiology and ecology of venomous marine snails /$fRamasamy Santhanam, PhD 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWaretown, NJ :$cApple Academic Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 393 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aBiology and ecology of marine life 311 08$a1-77188-330-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aThe first comprehensive volume exclusively on marine cone snails, this book provides descriptions of over 100 species of hazardous marine snails along with their biological and ecological characteristics; the characteristics of conotoxins; information on cone snail injuries and their treatment along with prevention measures; and the therapeutic and medicinal value of conotoxins, including as a powerful nonaddictive painkiller, an epilepsy drug, and more. Over 275 color illustrations accompany the text for easy identification. 410 0$aBiology and Ecology of Marine Life 606 $aSea snails 606 $aPoisonous shellfish 606 $aConidae 615 0$aSea snails. 615 0$aPoisonous shellfish. 615 0$aConidae. 676 $a594/.3 676 $a594.3 700 $aSanthanam$b Ramasamy$f1946,$0898030 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136079403321 996 $aBiology and ecology of venomous marine snails$92006362 997 $aUNINA