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The 'Big Four' Snakes of India - Venom Composition, Pharmacological Properties and Treatment of Envenomation (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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The 'Big Four' Snakes of India - Venom Composition, Pharmacological Properties and Treatment of Envenomation (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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This book provides detailed and updated knowledge about medically
important 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India (Indian spectacled
cobra, Indian common krait, Indian Russell's viper, and Indian
saw-scaled viper). This book essentially covers the snakebite
problem in the world with particular reference to Asia and India.
It discusses the evolution and systematics of venomous snakes,
emphasizing 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India; the evolution and
composition of venoms determined by traditional biochemical and
modern proteomic analyses. It also describes the pharmacological
properties of enzymatic and non-enzymatic toxins of 'Big Four'
venomous snakes of India. Different chapters discuss exciting
topics such as species-specific and geographical differences in
venom composition and its impact on pathophysiology and clinical
manifestations of snakebite envenomation in India, biomedical
application of Indian snake venom toxins; production and quality
assessment of commercial antivenom, prevention, and treatment of
snakebite in India, adverse effects of antivenom including
strategies to combat antivenom reactions inpatient. This book
caters to toxinologists, pharmacologists, zoologists, antivenom
manufacturers, biochemists, clinicians, evolutionary biologists,
herpetologists, and informed non-specialists interested to know
about the Indian snake venoms.
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