Toxin : the cunning of bacterial poisons
Alistair J. Lax
Bok Engelsk 2005
| Utgitt | Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2005
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| Omfang | 192 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | 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?
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| ISBN | 0198605587. - 9780198605584
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