Toxicology of Cyanides and Cyanogens
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Toxicology of Cyanides and Cyanogens

Experimental, Applied and Clinical Aspects

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  2. English
  3. PDF
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eBook - PDF

Toxicology of Cyanides and Cyanogens

Experimental, Applied and Clinical Aspects

About this book

The basic and applied toxicology of cyanides and cyanogens has widespread commercial, occupational, environmental, clinical, forensic, military, and public health implications.  This book provides a detailed and updated reference describing the properties, uses, general and human toxicology, clinical recognition, diagnosis and medical management, and countermeasures is therefore required in academic, medical, occupational, environmental, medico-legal, regulatory, emergency response, and military arenas. Edited by a world-renowned team of experts from academia, defense and industry, this book will be an invaluable reference for professionals, researchers and students in cyanide and cyanogens.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781119978534
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781118628959
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Neuroscience
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Contributors
  7. Foreword
  8. Chapter 1 Acute cyanide toxicity
  9. Chapter 2 Chronic cyanide exposure
  10. Chapter 3 Physicochemical properties, synthesis, applications, and transport
  11. Chapter 4 Cyanide metabolism and physiological disposition
  12. Chapter 5 Biochemical mechanisms of cyanide toxicity
  13. Chapter 6 Environmental toxicology of cyanide
  14. Chapter 7 Cyanide in the production of long-term adverse health effects in humans
  15. Chapter 8 Pediatric cyanide poisoning
  16. Chapter 9 Sodium nitroprusside in intensive care medicine and issues of cyanide poisoning, cyanide poisoning prophylaxis, and hiocyanate poisoning
  17. Chapter 10 Smoke inhalation
  18. Chapter 11 Occupational exposure to cyanide
  19. Chapter 12 Cyanogenic aliphatic nitriles
  20. Chapter 13 The special case of acrylonitrile (CH2=CH-C≡N)
  21. Chapter 14 Cyanide in chemical warfare and terrorism
  22. Chapter 15 Cyanide-induced neural dysfunction and neurodegeneration
  23. Chapter 16 Cyanides and cardiotoxicity
  24. Chapter 17 Respiratory effects of cyanide
  25. Chapter 18 The analysis of cyanide in biological samples
  26. Chapter 19 Postmortem pathological and biochemical diagnosis of cyanide poisoning
  27. Chapter 20 Medicolegal and forensic factors in cyanide poisoning
  28. Chapter 21 Brief overview of mechanisms of cyanide antagonism and cyanide antidotes in current clinical use
  29. Chapter 22 Cyanide antidotes in clinical use: 4-dimethylaminophenol (4-DMAP)
  30. Chapter 23 Cyanide antidotes in clinical use: dicobalt EDTA (Kelocyanor®)
  31. Chapter 24 Amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, and sodium thiosulfate
  32. Chapter 25 Cyanide antidotes in current clinical use: hydroxocobalamin
  33. Chapter 26 Cyanide antidotes in development and new methods to monitor cyanide toxicity
  34. Chapter 27 Recent perspectives on alpha-ketoglutarate
  35. Chapter 28 Azide poisonings
  36. Index
  37. EULA

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