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Chap. VII. — Physiology of poisoning (continued). Effects of the various 



venoms on the different tissues of the organism ... ... 179 



(1) Action upon the hver ... ... ... ... ... 182 



(2) Action upon the kidney ... ... ... ... 183 



(3) Action upon the spleen, heart and lungs ... ... 183 



(4) Action upon the striated miascles ... ... ... 184 



(5) Action upon the nervous centres ... ... ... 185 



Chap. VIII. — Physiology of poisoning {continued). Action of venoms on 



the blood 188 



A. Effects of venom on the coagulation of the blood ... 188 



I. Coagulant venoms ... ... ... ... 190 



II. Anticoagulant venoms ... ... ... ... 192 



III. Mechanism of the anticoagulant action of 



venoms on the blood ... ... ... 195 



B. Effects of venom on the red corpuscles and on the 



serum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 196 



(1) Haemolysis 196 



(2) Precipitins of venoms ... ... ... ... 202 



(3) Agglutinins of venoii.s ... ... ... ... 202 



C. Effects of venom upon the white corpuscles : Leuco- 



lysin 203 



Chap. IX. — Physiology of poisoning {continued). Proteolytic, cytolytic, 

 bacteriolytic, and various diastasic actions of venoms : 



diastasic and cellular actions on venoms ... ... ... 204 



A. Proteolytic action... ... ... ... ... ... 204 



B. Cytolytic action 206 



C. Bacteriolytic action 206 



D. Various diastasic actions of venoms ... ... ... 212 



E. Action of various diastases upon venoms ... ... 214 



Chap. X. — Toxicity of the blood of venomous snakes ... ... ... 217 



Chap. XI. — Natural inununity of certain animals with respect to snake- 

 venoms ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 222 



Chap. XII. — Snake-charmers 228 



