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Cuar. VII.—Physiology of poisoning (continued). Effects of the various 
venoms on the different tissues of the organism 
(1) Action upon the liver 
(2) Action upon the kidney oh 
(8) Action upon the spleen, heart and lungs 
(4) Action upon the striated muscles 
(5) Action upon the nervous centres 
Cuap. VIII.—Physiology of poisoning (continued). Action of venoms on 
the blood... 
A. Effects of venom on the coagulation of the blood 
I. Coagulant venoms 
II. Anticoagulant venoms . ae fs fe 
III. Mechanism of the er action of 
venoms on the blood 
B. Effects of venom on the red corpuscles and on the 
serum 
(1) Hæmolysis : 
(2) Precipitins of venoms ... 
(3) Agglutinins of venous... 
C. Effects of venom upon the white corpuscles : Leuco- 
lysin 
Cuap. [X.—Physiology of poisoning (continued). Proteolytic, cytolytic, 
bacteriolytic, and various diastasic actions of venoms : 
diastasic and cellular actions on venoms . 
A. Proteolytic action... 
B. Cytolytic action 
C. Bacteriolytic action 
D. Various diastasic actions of venoms 
E. Action of various diastases upon venoms 
Cuap. X.—Toxicity of the blood of venomous snakes 
Cuap. XI.—Natural immunity of certain animals with respect to snake- 
venoms 
Car. XII.—Snake-charmers 
