Toxicants of Plant Origin : Alkaloids, Volume I Hardback
by Peter R. (Oregon State University) Cheeke
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This comprehensive treatise offers an in-depth discussion of natural toxicants in plants, emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory.
Coevolution of plants and her-bivores are covered with a detailed treatment of toxicant metabolism and systemic effects in mammalian tissues.
Con-sideration of the economic importance of plant toxins, modi-fication by plant breeding, management of toxico-sis, and toxicant problems in various geographic areas are in-cluded.
Each volume offers an extensive description of chemistry, biosynthesis, analysis, distribution in plants, metabolism in mam-mals and insects, and practical problems in humans and livestock.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:31/08/1989
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- ISBN:9780849369902
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:31/08/1989
- Category:
- ISBN:9780849369902