Toxin the cunning of bacterial poisons /

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Autor Principal: Lax, Alistair J., 1953-
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Toxins are everywhere : how toxins affected history
  • The germ of an idea : a gradual acceleration up to the mid-1850s
  • The golden age of microbiology : Pasteur, Koch, and the birth of the toxin concept
  • The anatomy of diphtheria : taming the deadly scourge of childhood
  • Understanding : all toxins fit into three basic mechanisms
  • Why are plague and typhoid so deadly? : a further layer of cunning
  • Deviant biology : weapons, espionage, and man's innate inhumanity
  • A more optimistic outcome : from poison to cure and the cell biologist's toolkit
  • Where is toxinology going now? : is there anything new out there?