"Both volumes are laid out attractively...and contain much valuable information on the pharmacological aspects of neurotoxicology, as well as state-of-the-art methodology." Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologies

• I. Pesticides.- A. Anticholinesterase Insecticides.- 1 Acute Toxicities of Organophosphates and Carbamates.- 2 Organophosphate-Induced Delayed Neuropathy.- 3 Nonesterase Actions of Anticholinesterase Insecticides.- B. Pesticides that Target Ion Channels.- 4 Agents Affecting Sodium Channels.- 5 Agents Affecting Chloride Channels.- 6 The Neonicotinoid Insecticides.- C. Miscellaneous Pesticides with Action on the Nervous System.- 7 Miscellaneous Pesticides with Action on the Nervous System.- II. Metals.- 8 Molecular Mechanisms of Low-Level Pb2+ Neurotoxicity.- 9 Elucidation of the Zinc-Finger Motif as a Target for Heavy-Metal Perturbations.- 10 Blood-Brain Barrier and Blood-CSF Barrier in Metal-Induced Neurotoxicities.- 11 Manganese in Health and Disease: From Transport to Neurotoxicity.- 12 Aluminum Neurotoxicity.- III. Natural Toxins of Microbial Origin.- 13 Ecology of Microbial Neurotoxins.- 14 Biosynthesis of Important Marine Toxins of Microorganism Origins.- 15 Biological Assay and Detection Methods for Marine “Shellfish” Toxins.- 16 An Overview of Clostridial Neurotoxins.- 17 Molecular Mechanism of Action of Botulinal Neurotoxins and the Synaptic Remodeling They Induce In Vivo at the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction.- 18 Marine Mammals as Sentinels of Environmental Biotoxins.- 19 The Epidemiology of Human Illnesses Associated with Harmful Algal Blooms.- IV. Natural Toxins of Animal Origin.- 20 Snake Neurotoxins that Interact with Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- 21 Presynaptic Phospholipase A2 Neurotoxins from Snake Venoms.- 22 Dendrotoxins from Mamba Snakes.- 23 Neurotoxins from Spider Venoms.- 24 Neurotoxins from Scorpion Venoms.- 25 Anthozoan Neurotoxins.- 26 Nemertine Neurotoxins.- 27 Secretagogue Activity of Trachynilysin, a Neurotoxic Protein Isolatedfrom Stonefish (Synanceia trachynis) Venom.- 28 Neurotoxins of Cone Snail Venoms.

"Both volumes are laid out attractively...and contain much valuable information on the pharmacological aspects of neurotoxicology, as well as state-of-the-art methodology." Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologies

• I. Pesticides.- A. Anticholinesterase Insecticides.- 1 Acute Toxicities of Organophosphates and Carbamates.- 2 Organophosphate-Induced Delayed Neuropathy.- 3 Nonesterase Actions of Anticholinesterase Insecticides.- B. Pesticides that Target Ion Channels.- 4 Agents Affecting Sodium Channels.- 5 Agents Affecting Chloride Channels.- 6 The Neonicotinoid Insecticides.- C. Miscellaneous Pesticides with Action on the Nervous System.- 7 Miscellaneous Pesticides with Action on the Nervous System.- II. Metals.- 8 Molecular Mechanisms of Low-Level Pb2+ Neurotoxicity.- 9 Elucidation of the Zinc-Finger Motif as a Target for Heavy-Metal Perturbations.- 10 Blood-Brain Barrier and Blood-CSF Barrier in Metal-Induced Neurotoxicities.- 11 Manganese in Health and Disease: From Transport to Neurotoxicity.- 12 Aluminum Neurotoxicity.- III. Natural Toxins of Microbial Origin.- 13 Ecology of Microbial Neurotoxins.- 14 Biosynthesis of Important Marine Toxins of Microorganism Origins.- 15 Biological Assay and Detection Methods for Marine “Shellfish” Toxins.- 16 An Overview of Clostridial Neurotoxins.- 17 Molecular Mechanism of Action of Botulinal Neurotoxins and the Synaptic Remodeling They Induce In Vivo at the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction.- 18 Marine Mammals as Sentinels of Environmental Biotoxins.- 19 The Epidemiology of Human Illnesses Associated with Harmful Algal Blooms.- IV. Natural Toxins of Animal Origin.- 20 Snake Neurotoxins that Interact with Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- 21 Presynaptic Phospholipase A2 Neurotoxins from Snake Venoms.- 22 Dendrotoxins from Mamba Snakes.- 23 Neurotoxins from Spider Venoms.- 24 Neurotoxins from Scorpion Venoms.- 25 Anthozoan Neurotoxins.- 26 Nemertine Neurotoxins.- 27 Secretagogue Activity of Trachynilysin, a Neurotoxic Protein Isolatedfrom Stonefish (Synanceia trachynis) Venom.- 28 Neurotoxins of Cone Snail Venoms.

"Both volumes are laid out attractively...and contain much valuable information on the pharmacological aspects of neurotoxicology, as well as state-of-the-art methodology." Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologies

• I. Pesticides.- A. Anticholinesterase Insecticides.- 1 Acute Toxicities of Organophosphates and Carbamates.- 2 Organophosphate-Induced Delayed Neuropathy.- 3 Nonesterase Actions of Anticholinesterase Insecticides.- B. Pesticides that Target Ion Channels.- 4 Agents Affecting Sodium Channels.- 5 Agents Affecting Chloride Channels.- 6 The Neonicotinoid Insecticides.- C. Miscellaneous Pesticides with Action on the Nervous System.- 7 Miscellaneous Pesticides with Action on the Nervous System.- II. Metals.- 8 Molecular Mechanisms of Low-Level Pb2+ Neurotoxicity.- 9 Elucidation of the Zinc-Finger Motif as a Target for Heavy-Metal Perturbations.- 10 Blood-Brain Barrier and Blood-CSF Barrier in Metal-Induced Neurotoxicities.- 11 Manganese in Health and Disease: From Transport to Neurotoxicity.- 12 Aluminum Neurotoxicity.- III. Natural Toxins of Microbial Origin.- 13 Ecology of Microbial Neurotoxins.- 14 Biosynthesis of Important Marine Toxins of Microorganism Origins.- 15 Biological Assay and Detection Methods for Marine “Shellfish” Toxins.- 16 An Overview of Clostridial Neurotoxins.- 17 Molecular Mechanism of Action of Botulinal Neurotoxins and the Synaptic Remodeling They Induce In Vivo at the Skeletal Neuromuscular Junction.- 18 Marine Mammals as Sentinels of Environmental Biotoxins.- 19 The Epidemiology of Human Illnesses Associated with Harmful Algal Blooms.- IV. Natural Toxins of Animal Origin.- 20 Snake Neurotoxins that Interact with Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.- 21 Presynaptic Phospholipase A2 Neurotoxins from Snake Venoms.- 22 Dendrotoxins from Mamba Snakes.- 23 Neurotoxins from Spider Venoms.- 24 Neurotoxins from Scorpion Venoms.- 25 Anthozoan Neurotoxins.- 26 Nemertine Neurotoxins.- 27 Secretagogue Activity of Trachynilysin, a Neurotoxic Protein Isolatedfrom Stonefish (Synanceia trachynis) Venom.- 28 Neurotoxins of Cone Snail Venoms.