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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Marine and freshwater toxins [Texte électronique] / P. Gopalakrishnakone, editor-in-chief ; Vidal Haddad Jr., Aurelia Tubaro, Euikyung Kim, William R. Kem, editors
Publication : Dordrecht : SpringerReference, 2016
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Collection : Toxinology
Note(s) : This book presents the structure of the main toxins of aquatic origin, their distribution,
producing species and vectors, their mechanisms of action, the clinical aspects of
envenomation in humans, their effects in laboratory or wild animals, their toxicokinetic
properties, including the relevant treatment, detection methods and regulatory aspects
for management. The work also presents the main species associated with the injuries,
poisonings their toxins, mechanism of action and the clinical aspects of the envenomations
by aquatic animals and discusses the actual measures utilized in the first aid and
hospital treatments. Marine toxins such as palytoxins, brevetoxins, saxitoxin, ciguatoxins,
okadaic acid, azaspiracid toxins, equinatoxins are also dealt with in this volume.
These toxins can be lethal as well as having a complex and large molecular structure
and display mechanisms by which they act very specifically on targets, receptors or
on critical body proteins. The marine and freshwater environments are the new frontiers
of humanity, but the increase of economic and tourist activities provoke nasty encounters
between aquatic animals and humans. The main victims are swimmers, professional and
sportive fishermen, surfers and scuba divers as well as people working in related
fields. The identification, knowledge and treatment of envenomations caused by venomous
and poisonous animals are not adequate and the prevention of injuries still is not
possible. Additionally, the immense potential of the pharmacologic effects of their
toxins is not fully explored. Toxins of venomous aquatic animals can cause proteolysis,
myotoxicity, hemotoxicity (mainly hemolysis), cytotoxicity and neurotoxicity. The
neurotoxicity is generally associated with toxins of dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria,
present in poisonous and/or contaminated invertebrates and fish.
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Gopalakrishnakone, P.. Auteur ou responsable intellectuel
Haddad, Vidal. Auteur ou responsable intellectuel
Tubaro, Aurelia. Auteur ou responsable intellectuel
Kim, Euikyung. Auteur ou responsable intellectuel
Kem, William. Auteur ou responsable intellectuel
Sujet(s) : Toxines marines
Indice(s) Dewey :
615.19 (23e éd.) = Chimie pharmaceutique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789400764194
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45126837r
Notice n° :
FRBNF45126837
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Phylum Porifera and Cnidaria -- Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Envenomations
Caused by Sponges and Jellyfish -- Phyla Molluska: The Venom Apparatus of Cone Snails
-- Venomous Marine Fish: Evolution of the Venoms. Condrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
-- Venomous Marine Fish: Osteicthyes (Bony Fish) -- Venomous Freshwater Fish: Catfish
and Freshwater Stingrays -- Toxins Produced by Marine Microorganisms: A Short Review
-- Toxins Produced by Marine Invertebrate and Vertebrate Animals: A Short Review --
Pufferfish Poisoning and Tetrodotoxin -- Ciguatoxin and Ciguatera -- Saxitoxin and
Other Paralytic Toxins: Toxicological Profile -- Brevetoxins: Toxicological Profile
-- Okadaic Acid and Other Diarrheic Toxins: Toxicological Profile -- Domoic Acid and
Other Amnesic Toxins: Toxicological Profile -- Azaspiracid Toxins: Toxicological Profile
-- Spirolides and Cyclic Imines: Toxicological Profile -- Palytoxins: Toxicological
Profile -- Effects of Cyanotoxins: Sea and Freshwater Toxins -- Microcystins: Toxicological
Profile -- Jellyfish Venom and Toxins : A Review -- Equinatoxins: A Review -- Intoxications
Caused by Saxitoxin, Shellfish, and Other Neurotoxins -- Phylum Echinodermata e Annelida:
Sea Urchins, Starfish and Sea Cucumbers, and Marine Worms -- Instrumental Methods
for Paralytic Shellfish Toxins -- Immunomodulatory Properties of Sea Cucumber Triterpene
Glycosides -- Miscellaneous Marine Toxins of Medical Significance.
