Russell’s Viper Venom of Eastern Indian Origin: Toxicological Characters and Their Inhibition
IR@IICB: CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata
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Russell’s Viper Venom of Eastern Indian
Origin: Toxicological Characters and Their Inhibition
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Mandal, Somnath
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Structural Biology & Bioinformatics
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| Description |
The term ‘venom’ is primarily referred to the mixture of toxic chemical substances
produced in specialized tissues or venom glands. Envenomation takes place after parenteral
application or upon contact of venom. Majority of venom components are generally destroyed upon oral ingestion. The venomous animals need their venoms either primarily for self-defense (Lionfish) or for acquisition of prey (snakes and spiders). Venomous animals possess a poison apparatus composed of glands, excretory ducts and often an application structure (sting, teeth etc.). On the contrary ‘poisons’ are toxic substances produced in non-specialized glands or tissues (secondary metabolites) or accumulated in an organism after ingestion of prey. The respective organisms are referred to as poisonous and the biological significance of poison is not always known (deterrents, antifeeding agents etc.). Poisoning or intoxication takes place after oral ingestion of the respective organism (Meier 1995).
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2007
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Thesis
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application/pdf
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http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/579/1/Ph.D._Thesis_Somnath_Mandal.pdf
Mandal, Somnath (2007) Russell’s Viper Venom of Eastern Indian Origin: Toxicological Characters and Their Inhibition. PhD thesis, Jadavpur University. |
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http://www.eprints.iicb.res.in/579/
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