The 'Big Four��� Snakes of India

<p>This book provides detailed and updated knowledge about medically important ���Big Four��� venomous snakes of India (Indian spectacled cobra Indian common krait Indian Russell���s viper and Indian saw-scaled viper). This book essentially covers the snakebite problem in the world with particular reference to Asia and India. It discusses the evolution and systematics of venomous snakes emphasizing ���Big Four��� venomous snakes of India; the evolution and composition of venoms determined by traditional biochemical and modern proteomic analyses. It also describes the pharmacological properties of enzymatic and non-enzymatic toxins of ���Big Four��� venomous snakes of India. Different chapters discuss exciting topics such as species-specific and geographical differences in venom composition and its impact on pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of snakebite envenomation in India biomedical application of Indian snake venom toxins; production and quality assessment of commercial antivenomprevention and treatment of snakebite in India adverse effects of antivenom including strategies to combat antivenom reactions inpatient.</p><p>This book caters to toxinologists pharmacologists zoologists antivenom manufacturers biochemists clinicians evolutionary biologists herpetologists and informed non-specialists interested to know about the Indian snake venoms. </p><p></p>