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INDEX 



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Lecithin, activating property for hiEmolysin . . 173, 



183, 191 

 antagonistic property of cholesterin 



on 178, 184-185 



haemolytic action on blood cor- 

 puscles 183 



protein compound of 188 



Leech extract, effect on venomized plasma. . 136 



Leucocytolysin 171 



Ligature, as a means of preventing absorp- 

 tion of venom 287 



Liophis merremii 50 



Lipase, in venom 213 



Lipoids 187 



Lipolytic ferment in snake venom 213 



Liver, histological changes caused by venom . 207 

 Lungs, histological changes caused by venom 208 



Lycodryas 5 



Lycognathus 6 



Macrelaps 10 



Macroprotodon 7 



cucullatus 7 



Macrostomata i 



Magnesium chloride, antihsemolytic property 



of 191 



Malpolon insignitus, venomous nature of bite 



of 122 



Mammalia, mucous glands of oral cavity ... 47 



Manolepis 9 



putnamii 9 



Massasauga 41 



Mechanism of natural immunity from snake 



venom 265 



Mercury chloride, effects on snake venom ... 98 



Micrelaps 10 



Micro-organisms, effects of venom on 205 



Micropechis 21 



elapoides 21 



ikaheka 21 



Microstomata i 



Mimophis 6 



Minimal lethal dose, of various snake 



venoms 72-73 



Miodon 10 



Mitchell's phenomenon 179 



mechanism of 195 



Moist heat, effect on snake venom 94 



MoUusca, effects of snake venom upon 281 



Mongoose, immune to venom of cobra 268 



Morphology of venomous snakes 4-45 



Mortality caused by snake venom 75-76 



Motor end-plate 129, 132 



nerve, effect of venom upon 126-127 



Mucous membranes, effects of snake venom 



on 220-222 



Muriatic acid, effects on snake venom 98 



Muscles, histological changes caused by 



venom 209 



Myology, head of poisonous snake 66, 67 



Naja 12 



anchietae 13 



bungarus, mortality caused by 75 



s. Ophiophagus elaps s. 



Hamadryas 12 



flava 13 



goldii 13 



haje 13 



amount of venom secreted 70 



poison glands of 61 



melanoleuca 13 



nigricollis 13 



effects of, upon the coagula- 

 bility of the blood 137 



poisoning, experimental 118 



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Naja samarensis 12 



tripudians 12 



amount of venom secreted . 70 

 effect of venom of, upon the 



nervous system 124, 126 



effects of, upon the coagula- 

 bility of the blood 137 



mortality caused by 75 



Najidse 3 



Narcotics in treatment of snake bite 292 



Natrix torquatus 49 



Natural immunity from snake venom .... 264-269 

 Nerve cells, changes produced by Notechis 



venom 153 



effects of snake venom upon .201, 270 

 endings, paralysis of.. 127, 128, 129, 132 

 fibers, effects of snake venom upon 270-284 



trunk 132 



Nervous system, effect of snake venom 



upon 124-132 



Neurin 1 84 



Neurotoxins of snake venom 143-155 



New Zealand, free from snakes 52 



Nitric acid, effects on snake venom 97 



Notechis 22 



anticoagulating properties of venom 



of 141 



scutatus, amount of venom secreted 70 

 effects of, upon the coagu- 

 lability of the blood . . . 



133. 137 

 s. Hoplocephalus curtus. . 22 

 Nucleo-albumin, effects on coagulability of 

 venomized plasma 134 



Ogmius 10 



Ogmodon 18 



vitianus 18 



Oleic acid, as venom activator 184 



haemolytic action of 183 



splitting of, during lecithid for- 

 mation 89 



Olive oil, used for snake bite 293 



Ophiorohiza mangos, used for snake bite . . . 293 



Ophiotoxin, chemical formula of 92 



ha;molytic power of 186 



pharmacological position of. . .92-93 

 pharmacological properties of. . 



146, 147 



preparation of 90-91 



properties of 9^-92 



Ophiozylon, used for snake bite 293 



Opisthoglypha 4, 46 



effects of venoms of 122 



Opoterdonta i 



Ova, effects of snake venom upon 202-203, 



270-284 



Oxybelis 10 



Oxyrhopus 6 



Pancreatic digestion, on venom neurotoxin, 



haeniolysin, hsmorrhagin 105 



Pancreatin, effect on venom 104 



Papain 105 



Paraglobulin 135 



Pelias berus 30 



Pepsin, effect on various toxic constituents 



of venoms 105 



effect on venom 105 



Peptic digestion 105 



Peptone 83 



Permanganate of potash, effects on snake 



venom loi 



Permanganate of potassium, effects on snake 



venom 100 



Peropoda i 



