Insect Pharmacology
Channels, Receptors, Toxins and Enzymes

Comprehensive volume on important aspects of insect pharmacology, incorporating major targets for many of the insecticides in use presently

Lawrence I. Gilbert (Edited by), Sarjeet S. Gill (Edited by)

9780123814470, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 28 May 2010

392 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.6 cm, 1.37 kg

The publication of the extensive 7-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science provided library customers and their end-users with a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science, including reviews on the ecdysone receptor, lipocalins, and bacterial toxins. One of the most popular areas in entomology is pharmacology, and this derivative work, Insect Pharmacology, taps into a previously unapproached market – the end user who desires to purchase a comprehensive yet affordable work on important aspects of this topic. Contents will include timeless articles covering sodium channels, spider toxins and their potential for insect control, insect transformation for use in control, amino acid and neurotransmitter transporters, and more. New summaries for each chapter will give an overview of developments in the related article since its original publication.

Subject Areas: Insects [entomology PSVT7], Pharmacology [MMG]