Steve Backshall's venom : poisonous animals in the natural world
Backshall, Steve2007
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Steve Backshall looks at over 60 of the world's most venomous creatures, describing their main characteristics and explaining how they administer their venom and what its effects are. He also looks at the science of natural toxins, and at how natural venoms are increasingly used in medicine and for the treatment of chronic diseases in humans.
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Imprint:
London : New Holland, 2007.
Collation:
160 p. : col. ill. ; 33 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781845377342 (hbk)1845377346 (hbk)
Dewey class:
591.6'5
Local class:
591.65
Language:
English
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BRN:
917686