Natural Toxins. Characterization, Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Content: 
Titles of Related Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Page v, Charlotte L. Ownby, George V. Odell
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages vii-ix
Freshwater Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) Toxins, Pages 3-16, Wayne W. Carmichael
MYCOTOXINS - AN OVERVIEW, Pages 17-29, Bruce B. Jarvis
THE IDENTIFICATION, METABOLISM AND TOXICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MACROCYCLIC PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS, Pages 30-40, H.J. Segali, D.W. Wilson, D.S. Griffin, C.K. Winter, C.K. Winter, D.M. Morin, M.W. Lame
THE MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY OF TOXINS THAT MODIFY VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS, Pages 43-53, G.R. Strichartz
INSIGHTS ON THE VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNEL: THE BATRACHOTOXIN CONNECTION, Pages 54-65, George B. Brown
CONOTOXINS: BIOCHEMICAL PROBES FOR ION CHANNELS AND RECEPTORS, Pages 66-75, Lourdes J. Cruz
POSTSYNAPTICALLY-ACTING TOXINS AND PROTEINS WITH PHOSPHOLIPASE STRUCTURE FROM SNAKE VENOMS: COMPLETE AMINO ACID SEQUENCES DEDUCED FROM cDNAs and PRODUCTION OF A TOXIN WITH STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A GENE FUSION VECTOR, Pages 79-93, F. DUCANCEL, G. GUIGNERY-FRELAT, J-C. BOULAIN, A. MÉNEZ, T. TAMIYA
SCORPION VENOM NEUROTOXINS: cDNA CLONING AND EXPRESSION, Pages 94-101, Pierre E. Bougis, Leonard A. Smith, Hervé Rochat
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF TETANUS TOXIN. APPROACHES BY DNA AND PROTEIN CHEMISTRY, Pages 102-109, E. Habermann
THE CLONING OF TOXIN AND OTHER CLOSTRIDIAL GENES, Pages 110-120, T. RUBIDGE, R.W. TITBALL, K.L. MARTIN
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES AND STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS OF SCORPION NEUROTOXINS, Pages 123-129, J.C. Fontecilla-Camps, J.C. Genovesio-Taverne, C. Habersetzer-Rochat
THE THREE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ENZYMATIC PLANT TOXIN RICIN, Pages 130-136, JON ROBERTUS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF SCORPION POISONING, Pages 139-159, L. FREIRE-MAIA, J.A. CAMPOS
TREATMENT OF VENOMOUS JELLYFISH STINGS, Pages 160-164, Joseph W. Burnett
DEVELOPMENT OF DRUG THERAPIES FOR SNAKE VENOM INTOXICATION, Pages 165-175, Richard D. Crosland
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 177-199
Taxonomic Index, Pages 200-211