Description
The first comprehensive volume exclusively on marine cone snails, this book provides descriptions of over 100 species of hazardous marine snails along with their biological and ecological characteristics; the characteristics of conotoxins; information on cone snail injuries and their treatment along with prevention measures; and the therapeutic and medicinal value of conotoxins, including as a powerful nonaddictive painkiller, an epilepsy drug, and more. Over 275 color illustrations accompany the text for easy identification.
Author: Ramasamy Santhanam
Publisher: Apple Academic Press
Published: 03/31/2021
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d
ISBN13: 9781774636077
ISBN10: 1774636077
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Veterinary Medicine | General
- Science | Life Sciences | Marine Biology
- Science | Life Sciences | Zoology | General
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