Seafood and Freshwater Toxins -

Seafood and Freshwater Toxins

Pharmacology, Physiology, and Detection, Third Edition

Luis M. Botana (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
1215 Seiten
2014 | 3rd edition
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4665-0514-8 (ISBN)
399,95 inkl. MwSt
The last few years have brought about many changes in the field of marine and freshwater toxins, with advances in analytical technology and the realization that these toxins are a global issue. Offering a complete reference guide, Seafood and Freshwater Toxins: Pharmacology, Physiology, and Detection, Third Edition addresses all aspects of the social and scientific influence of phytotoxins, from legislation and monitoring to new drug development. Covering many new topics, the book examines three main aspects: monitoring of toxins; chemical, mechanistic, and toxicological diversity; and detection technologies.

New to this edition:










35 new chapters and 5 updated chapters



A focus on state-of-the-art methodology



Coverage of new technologies to cultivate algae and to identify, isolate, and quantify toxins



Regulatory changes



Climate change evidence



Expanded information on toxicology






Part I of the book includes an overview and reviews general issues related to toxin detection, ecology, and diversity, and effects of climate change. Part II covers impacts of toxins regarding epidemiology, toxicology, economics, and surveillance. Part III explores available detection technologies, such as functional assays, biosensors, mass spectrometry, nanotechnology, and more. In addition, standard reference materials for toxins are discussed. Parts IV to VI provide detailed descriptions of toxin chemical diversity, biological sources, and modes of action. Part VII addresses the use of toxins as starting points for therapeutic drugs for cancer, neurological disorders, and for novel antibiotics.

Luis M. Botana is a full professor of pharmacology at the University of Santiago de Compostela Spain. His group is a world reference in research on marine toxins, their toxicity, methodological detection, and mechanism of action. Dr. Botana has published more than 200 international papers, 30 doctoral theses, 25 patents, and several international projects in the field (PharmaSea, Pharmatlantic, Atlantox, Biocop, Detectox, Conffidence, Ciguatools, Beads, µAqua, Aptafood, and Bammbo).

> Part I General Considerations. Part II Impact. Part III Technology. Part IV Cyanobacterial Toxins. Part V Marine Neurotoxins. Part VI Cyanobacterial Toxins. Part VII Toxins as Drugs.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.4.2014
Verlagsort Bosa Roca
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 2267 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Biochemie
Technik
ISBN-10 1-4665-0514-1 / 1466505141
ISBN-13 978-1-4665-0514-8 / 9781466505148
Zustand Neuware
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