This book looks at the latest information on a number of natural toxins, narcotics, and doping agents derived from marine, fungal, microbial, plant and animal origins. It examines the diversity of chemical classes among natural toxins and venoms as well as the biological effect and diverse action of toxicosis from these materials. There is a section on forensic toxicology that details selected synthetic toxins and several chapters on the biological effect of nerve agents such as sarin, which was used on human victims in the 1994 and 1995 subway attacks in Japan. "In addition to contributions providing overviews of specific natural toxins, they often focus on the developmental potential for specific components of the crude natural toxin. Each contribution is variably illustrated with chemical structures, tables, and photographs of relevant toxic sources or cases. A neat overview of structure-function relationships between natural toxins and nerve agents introduced the volume. This is a "hot" topic presented in a scholarly readable fashion. The editors have called upon their international colleagues to update the scientific community on the exciting work being performed to isolate, characterize, and nominate practical applications for this highly potent group of naturally-occurring toxins." -- Veterinary and Human Toxicology Anthony T. Tu is at Colorado State University. William Gaffield is at Western Regional Research Center, USDA. Used Book in Good Condition