Biological Toxins and Bioterrorism

Biological toxins are an important part of our world, a reality with which we need to cope, so in parallel with understanding their mechanisms of action and thereby improving our fundamental knowledge, there are successful efforts to utilize them as therapeutics against some debilitating human and a...

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Other Authors: Gopalakrishnakone, P. (Editor), Balali-Mood, Mahdi (Editor), Llewellyn, Lyndon (Editor), Singh, Bal Ram (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Toxinology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Abrin and Immunoneutralization: A Review
  • Abrin: A Review
  • Aflatoxins
  • Aptamers as Antidotes against Toxins
  • Artificial Resistance using Antitoxins and Anti-venoms
  • Basic Chemistry of Toxins Relevant to Vaccine, Diagnostics, and Countermeasures
  • Bioactive Peptides Against Bioterror Agents
  • Biological Toxin Detection: A Review
  • Biology, Ecology and Evolution of Receptor-Based Toxin Resistance
  • Biosecurity and Toxins
  • Botulinum Toxins Antidotes
  • Botulinum Toxins: A Review
  • Cellular Assays for Toxins
  • Challenges in Developing Inhibitors Against Toxins
  • Cholera Toxin
  • Counterfeit Botulinum Medical Products and Risk of Bioterrorism
  • Decoy-Receptor-Like Toxin-Binding Proteins and Their Potential Role in Toxin Resistance
  • Diagnostics of Botulism
  • Evolutionary Traits of Toxins
  • Mycotoxins
  • Mycotoxins II
  • Pheromones and Amphibian Biology
  • Public Health Lab Response to Potential Toxin Bioterrorism
  • Review on BTW: Toxins and Contemporary Bioterrorism
  • Ricin as Bioweapons
  • Ricin: A Review
  • Toxins and Food Safety
  • Toxins Detection
  • Toxins of GID Relevance
  • The Biology of Chemical Signals as Toxins and in Venoms