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Alkaloids: Chemical and Biological Perspectives
S. William Pelletier
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Paperback. Series: Alkaloids: Chemical and Biological Perspectives. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
Volume 8 of this series presents four timely reviews on alkaloids: Chapter 1 is a magnificent and monumental review of curare, "a group of dart and/or arrow poisons varying in composition and featuring muscle relaxation as their basic pharmacological action." The fascinating history of curare is recounted, beginning with early encounters by the Spanish Conquistadores through its use as arrow poisons by the forest tribes in hunting and warfare, its chemistry, ethnography, botany and pharmacology. A terminal section of this chapter treats the development of modern muscle relaxants. This chapter thus traces how curare-initially only a crude plant extract-has given ... Read more
Volume 8 of this series presents four timely reviews on alkaloids: Chapter 1 is a magnificent and monumental review of curare, "a group of dart and/or arrow poisons varying in composition and featuring muscle relaxation as their basic pharmacological action." The fascinating history of curare is recounted, beginning with early encounters by the Spanish Conquistadores through its use as arrow poisons by the forest tribes in hunting and warfare, its chemistry, ethnography, botany and pharmacology. A terminal section of this chapter treats the development of modern muscle relaxants. This chapter thus traces how curare-initially only a crude plant extract-has given ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
Series
Alkaloids: Chemical and Biological Perspectives
Number of Pages
365
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461277156
SKU
V9781461277156
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