Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Section One: General Aspects
Chapter 1. Snakes: Diversity, Epidemiology and Envenomation
Priscila Hess Lopes, Carla Cristina Squaiella-Baptistão, Giselle Pidde Queiroz, Denise V. Tambourgi (Immunochemistry Laboratory, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Chapter 2. Venoms from “Non-Venomous” Snakes: Rear-Fanged Snake Venoms as Sources of Novel Compounds
Stephen P. Mackessy, Anthony J. Saviola (University of Northern Colorado, School of Biological Sciences, Greeley, Colorado, USA, and others)
Chapter 3. Venom Production in the 21st Century
Kristen L Wiley, James R Harrison (Kentucky Reptile Zoo, Slade, KY, USA)
Section Two: Clinical and Pathophysiological Aspects
Chapter 4. Extending the use of Snake Venoms to Therapeutics
Paul Reid (Celtic Biotech Inc, West Des Moines, IA, USA)
Chapter 5. Pathophysiological Significance and Therapeutic Implications of Russell’s Viper Venom Proteins and Peptides affecting Blood Coagulation
Rupamoni Thakur and Ashis K. Mukherjee (Microbial Biotechnology and Protein Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India, and others)
Chapter 6. Venom Peptide Antagonists of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor do not Prevent Fatal Encephalitis in the Hamster Model of Rabies
Laurence N. Raymond, Paul F. Reid, Boonlert Lumlertdacha, Felix R. Jackson, Richard Franka (Receptopharm, Inc., Plantation, FL, USA, and others)
Section Three: Immunological and Immunochemical Aspects
Chapter 7. Immune Response Triggered by Snake Venoms: Impact of Venom Compounds on the Envenomation Process
Carla Cristina Squaiella-Baptistão, Giselle Pidde Queiroz, Priscila Hess Lopes, Denise V. Tambourgi (Immunochemistry Laboratory, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Chapter 8. Antivenoms
Milind V. Khadilkar (Premium Serums & Vaccines Pvt.Ltd., Maharashtra, India)
Section Four: Molecular and Cellular Aspects
Chapter 9. Evolution, Structural Features, and Biochemical Diversity of Snake Venom Serine Proteinases
Monika A.Coronado, Raphael J. Eberle, Fábio R. de Moraes, Jorge H. Fernandez, E.P. Gomes, A. Lira, Raghuvir K. Arni (Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation, Department of Physics, IBILCE/UNESP, São Jose do Rio Preto-SP, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 10. Cytotoxicity of Snake Venoms and Toxins: Mechanisms and Applications
Nget Hong Tan, Choo Hock Tan (Department of Molecular Medicine; bDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Univerity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Chapter 11. Purine – a “Multitoxin” Release Related Enzymes of Snake Venom in Envenomation: An Overview
Bhadrapura L. Dhananjaya (Toxinology/Toxicology and Drug Discovery Unit, Center for Emerging Technologies, Jain Global Campus, Jain University, Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagara, Karnataka, India)
Commentary: The Promise of Snake Genomics
Michael K. Richardson and R. Manjunartha Kini (Institute of Biology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands, and others)
Index