TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Chap. 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 



(3) Action upon the spleen, heart and lungs 



(4) Action upon the striated muscles 



(5) Action upon the nervous centres 



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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. Anticoagularlt venoms ... ... 192 



III. Mechanism of the anticoagulant action of 



venoms on the blood ... .'.. ... 19B 



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



serum ... ... ... ... ... ■-. ... 196 



(1) Hsemolysis ... 196 



(2) Precipitins of venoms ... 202 



(3) Agglutinins of venon.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 a'ctions 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. — Toxicitv of the blood of venomous snakes 217 



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

 venoms ... .. 222 



Chap. XII. — Snake-charmers 



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