@article{725394,
      recid = {725394},
      author = {Gopalakrishnakone, P., and Balali-Mood, Mahdi, and  Llewellyn, Lyndon, and Singh, Bal Ram,},
      title = {Biological toxins and bioterrorism [electronic resource]  /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxiv, 604 pages) :},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {Biological toxins are an important part of our world, a  reality with which we need to cope, so in parallel with  understanding their mechanisms of action and thereby  improving our fundamental knowledge, there are successful  efforts to utilize them as therapeutics against some  debilitating human and animal diseases. In view of the  complexity of different types of biotoxins and the broad  range of toxin structure, physiology, utility, and  countermeasures including regulatory issues, it was thus  aimed to compile a book on biotoxins and bioweapons. ℗ℓ  This reference work in the Toxinology handbook series  gathers together knowledge from around the globe about  naturally inspired and manufactured biological weapons. The  authors describe how they work; how authorities may detect  their presence, prevent their use, and diagnose their  impacts; and the means by which medical and paramedical  professionals may treat victims. Also described are how  they have been used to further our knowledge and what  insights they have given us into evolutionary and  physiological processes. Finally, it is also discussed how  these toxins can be used as therapeutics and what the  implications of such therapeutics are to their use as  biothreat agents. ℗ℓ This volume provides a reference  accessible to scientists, educators, and medical experts  alike with an interest in biotoxins, focusing on the major  toxins used as bioweapons. Regulatory agencies will also  beneƠ̐ℓt from the information provided in this book. Some  in the intended audience may need to understand how they  elicit their effects and how we can defend ourselves  against them. Others may be interested in the sometimes  colorful histories that surround this subset of biotoxins  that can be and, in some cases, have been used as weapons.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/725394},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5869-8},
}