The Venom Of Heloderma (1913) - Couverture rigide

Loeb, Leo

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ISBN 10 : 116197069X ISBN 13 : 9781161970692

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Venom of Heloderma, written by Leo Loeb in 1913, is a comprehensive study of the venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum. This book provides a detailed analysis of the lizard's venom and its effects on the human body. The author delves into the history of the lizard and its use in traditional medicine, as well as its current status as a protected species. The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of the lizard's venom. The first chapter provides an overview of the lizard's biology, behavior, and distribution. The second chapter discusses the composition of the venom and its chemical properties. The third chapter describes the symptoms and treatment of Heloderma envenomation, including the use of antivenom. The fourth chapter examines the cultural and historical significance of the lizard, including its use in Aztec and Native American medicine. The fifth chapter discusses the current status of the lizard, including its protected status and conservation efforts. The book concludes with a summary of the author's findings and recommendations for future research.Overall, The Venom of Heloderma is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the biology and venomous properties of the Heloderma lizard. It provides a comprehensive overview of the lizard's venom and its effects, as well as its cultural and historical significance. This book is a must-read for herpetologists, medical professionals, and anyone interested in reptiles and their venom.With The Collaboration Of Carl L. Alsbert, Elizabeth Cooke, Ellen P. Corson-White, Moyer S. Fleisher, Henry Fox, T. S. Githens, Samuel Leopold, M. K. Meyers, M. E. Rehfuss, D. Rivas, And Lucius Tuttle.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 116197069X
• ISBN 13: 9781161970692
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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