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Venoms of the Hymenoptera : biochemical, pharmacological, and behavioural aspects /
Venoms of the Hymenoptera: Biochemical, Pharmacological, and Behavioral Aspects contains papers that deals with the study of the venoms and toxins produced by insects belonging to the order of the Hymenoptera. The book provides a considerable amount of information in the study of the venoms of the H...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Orlando :
Academic Press,
1986.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Venoms of the Hymenoptera: Biochemical, Pharmacologicaland Behavioural Aspects; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Historical Introduction; Text; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Morphology of the Venom Apparatus; I. MORPHOLOGY OF THE CUTICULAR PARTS; II. MORPHOLOGY OF THE GLANDULAR PARTS; III. STRUCTURE AND HISTOCHEMISTRY OF VENOM GLANDS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Methods for the Collection of Venoms; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE METHODS OF VENOM COLLECTION; III. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Stinging Behaviour of Solitary Wasps.
- I. INTRODUCTIONII. OBSERVATIONS ON STINGING IN SELECTED GROUPS OF WASPS; III. ANALYSIS OF STINGING CHARACTERISTICS, EFFECTS AND CONTEXTS: PROXIMATE FACTORS; IV. DIVERSITY OF WASP-PREY SYSTEMS, SELECTION PRESSURES: ULTIMATE FACTORS; V. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Chemistry and Pharmacology of Solitary Wasp Venoms; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DIVERSITY OF SOLITARY WASP VENOMS; III. PHARMACOLOGY OF SOLITARY WASP VENOMS; IV. CONCLUSION; Chapter 6. Pharmacological Biochemistry of Vespid Venoms; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ACTIVE AMINES IN VESPID VENOMS; III. PAIN-PRODUCING PEPTIDES (WASP KININS).
- IV. HISTAMINE-RELEASING PEPTIDES (MASTOPARANS)V. VESPID CHEMOTACTIC PEPTIDES; VI. ALLERGENS; VII. NEUROTOXINS; VIII. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Chemistry and Pharmacology of Honey-bee Venom; I. INTRODUCTION; II. SOURCES OF VENOM AND METHODS OF COLLECTION; III. ISOLATION OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; IV. ENZYMES; V. PEPTIDE COMPONENTS; VI. NONPEPTIDE COMPONENTS OF LOW MOLECULAR MASS; VII. CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Venoms of Bumble-bees and Carpenter-bees; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BUMBLE-BEE VENOMS; III. CARPENTER-BEE VENOM; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 9. Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Chemical Ecology of Ant VenomsI. THE CHEMICAL AND TOXINOLOGICAL WORLD OF ANTS; II. TAXONOMY; III. BIOLOGICAL ROLES OF ANT VENOMS; IV. ANT VENOM COLLECTION AND PURITY; V. VENOM BIOCHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY; VI. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF ANT VENOMS; VII. POTENTIAL PHARMACOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL USES OF VENOMS; VIII. A CAVEAT: ANT VENOMS AND PEOPLE; IX. ANTS: VENOM CHEMISTS AND TOXINOLOGISTS PAR EXCELLENCE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Allergy to Hymenoptera Venoms; I. HUMANS AND HYMENOPTERA VENOMS.
- II. STINGS AND STATISTICSIII. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS; IV. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; V. MEDICAL CAUSES OF VENOM ALLERGY; VI. BIOCHEMISTRY OF VENOM ALLERGENS; VII. CROSS-REACTIVITY BETWEEN TAXA; VIII. REACTIONS TO HYMENOPTERA STINGS AND CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF VENOM HYPERSENSITIVITY; IX. TREATMENT OF HYPERSENSITIVITY PROBLEMS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Index.