Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 256 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Guide book series
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Guidebook series (Oxford, England)
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Note |
"A Sambrook & Tooze publication at Oxford University Press." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Many bacteria, animals, and plants produce toxins that can prove lethal to other organisms. Toxins are a form of "biological warfare" that helps their producer to survive and so confer an evolutionary advantage. They display an extraordinary range of complexity, from the formic acid provided by ants to bacterial proteins composed of thousands of amino acids. This Guidebook considers the more complex protein and peptide toxins and groups them according to their mode of action.; Topics covered include: membrane-permeabilizing toxins; toxins affecting signal transduction and protein synthesis; cytoskeleton-affecting toxins; toxins affecting the immune and inflammatory response. This class of biomolecules will be of interest to a wide range of researchers in cell biology, ; neuroscience, and toxicology. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Toxins -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Toxins. |
Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Subject |
Toxins. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Added Author |
Rappuoli, Rino.
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Montecucco, C. (Cesare)
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Other Form: |
Print version: Guidebook to protein toxins and their use in cell biology. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997 0198599552 0198599544 (DLC) 96029554 (OCoLC)35758074 |
ISBN |
0585484228 (electronic book) |
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9780585484228 (electronic book) |
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1280375302 |
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9781280375309 |
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