Table of Contents

Toxins from bacteria.- Toxicology of mycotoxins.- Phycotoxins: chemistry, mechanisms of action and shellfish poisoning.- Poisonous plants.- Toxic plants: a chemist’s perspective.- High-molecular weight protein toxins of marine invertebrates and their elaborate modes of action.- Venomous animals: clinical toxinology.- Mechanistic insights on spider neurotoxins.- Analytical toxicology.- Household chemicals: management of intoxication and antidotes.- Heavy metal poisoning: management of intoxication and antidotes.- Drugs and pharmaceuticals: management of intoxication and antidotes.- Inhalation toxicology.- Biological testing for drugs of abuse.- Drugs of abuse: management of intoxication and antidotes.- Chemical warfare agents.- Biological warfare agents.- Forensic toxicology.

Reviews

From the reviews: “This second volume in a three-part work … focusing on various aspects of toxicology is a collection of scientific synopses addressing contemporary research findings in clinical areas. … Each chapter offers a wealth of current primary references. The volume also includes diagrams and tables when appropriate and a brief glossary of clinical toxicology acronyms. It can serve as a useful technical resource for law schools and medical schools. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.” (B. R. Shmaefsky, Choice, Vol. 47 (10), June, 2010)