Venomous Animals and their Venoms. Venomous Vertebrates

Content: 
Contributors to This Volume, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv, WOLFGANG BÜCHERL, ELEANOR E. BUCKLEY
Contents of Other Volumes, Pages xv-xix
Introduction, Pages xxi-xxiv, WOLFGANG BÜCHERL
Chapter 21 - Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Venoms of Asiatic Snakes, Pages 3-18, D.K. CHAUDHURI, S.R. MAITRA, B.N. GHOSH
Chapter 22 - The Story of Some Indian Poisonous Snakes, Pages 19-34, P.J. DEORAS
Chapter 23 - The Venomous Snakes of Australia and Melanesia, Pages 35-77, HAROLD G. COGGER
Chapter 24 - The Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Venoms of the Snakes of Australia and Oceania, Pages 79-101, E.R. TRETHEWIE
Chapter 25 - The Pathology, Symptomatology, and Treatment of Snake Bite in Australia, Pages 103-113, E.R. TRETHEWIE
Chapter 26 - Classification, Distribution, and Biology of the Venomous Snakes of Northern Mexico, the United States, and Canada: Crotalus and Sistrurus, Pages 115-156, LAURENCE M. KLAUBER
Chapter 27 - The Coral Snakes, Genera Micrurus and Micruroides, of the United States and Northern Mexico, Pages 157-172, CHARLES E. SHAW
Chapter 28 - The Chemistry, Toxicity, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology of North American Snake Venoms, Pages 175-202, ANIMA DEVI
Chapter 29 - Comparative Biochemistry of Sistrurus Miliarius Barbouri and Sistrurus Catenatus Tergeminus Venoms, Pages 203-209, CARLOS A. BONILLA, WAYNE SEIFERT, NORMAN HORNER
Chapter 30 - Neotropical Pit Vipers, Sea Snakes, and Coral Snakes, Pages 211-293, ALPHONSE RICHARD HOGE, SYLVIA ALMA, R.W.D.L. ROMANO
Chapter 31 - Lethal Doses of Some Snake Venoms, Pages 295-304, D. DE KLOBUSITZKY
Chapter 32 - Chemistry and Pharmacology of the Venoms of Bothrops and Lachesis, Pages 307-318, E. KAISER, H. MICHL
Chapter 33 - Intermediate Nephron Nephrosis in Human and Experimental Crotalic Poisoning, Pages 319-343, MOACYR DE F. AMORIM
Chapter 34 - Symptomatology, Pathology, and Treatment of Snake Bites in South America, Pages 345-384, G. ROSENFELD
Chapter 35 - The Biology of the Gila Monster, Pages 387-413, ERNEST R. TINKHAM
Chapter 36 - The Venom of the Gila Monster, Pages 415-422, ERNEST R. TINKHAM
Chapter 37 - Venomous Toads and Frogs, Pages 423-473, BERTHA LUTZ
Chapter 38 - The Basic Constituents of Toad Venoms, Pages 475-495, VENANCIO DEULOFEU, EDMUNDO A. RÚVEDA
Chapter 39 - Chemistry and Pharmacology of Frog Venoms, Pages 497-519, JOHN W. DALY, BERNHARD WITKOP
Chapter 40 - Collection of Toad Venoms and Chemistry of the Toad Venom Steroids, Pages 521-556, KUNO MEYER, HORST LINDE
Chapter 41 - Distribution, Biology, and Classification of Salamanders, Pages 557-568, WOLFGANG LUTHER
Chapter 42 - Toxicology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry of Salamander Venom, Pages 569-584, GERHARD HABERMEHL
Chapter 43 - Venomous Fishes, Pages 587-626, BRUCE W. HALSTEAD
Author Index, Pages 627-639
Subject Index, Pages 640-687