Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles 2nd Edition

Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles (New Edition): The Most Comprehensive Review

This book responds to extensive changes in the field of toxinology to endure as the most comprehensive review of reptile venoms on the market. Nearly doubled in size, this new edition complements the original handbook by presenting current information from many of the leading researchers and physicians in toxinology, including topics from functional morphology and evolution to crystallography and -omics technologies.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Toxinology: The book covers topics ranging from functional morphology, evolution, and ecology to crystallography, -omics technologies, and drug discovery.
• Expanded Snakebite Section: With the recent recognition by the World Health Organization of snakebite as a neglected tropical disease, the section on snakebite has been significantly expanded. It includes several chapters dealing with the problem broadly and with new technologies and their promise to counter the deleterious effects of envenomation.
• Broad Audience: This greatly expanded handbook offers a unique resource for biologists, biochemists, toxicologists, physicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists, as well as informed laypersons interested in the biology of venomous reptiles and the treatment of human envenomation.
• Updated Expertise: The book features current information from many of the leading researchers and physicians in toxinology.