Ricin
This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. J. M. Kingsbury, writing in 1964 in his work Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada, stated that “ricin is among the most toxic compounds known.” If seeds from the R. communis are thoroughly chewed, they can produce serious poisoning and death. With the current world situation, most of the interest in Ricin comes from the threat of bioterrorism.
Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articles / More reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources
Bioterrorism and Public Health: an internet resource guide.
QW 300 B467 2002
Burrows, George E., et al.
Toxic Plants of North America.
WE 500 B877 2001
Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products.
REF QV 600 C5 1984
Kingsbury, John M.
Poisonous Plants of the United States and Canada.
WD 500 K563 1964
PDR Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Resource.
QW 300 P273 2002
Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries
Combs, Cindy C., et al.
Encyclopedia of Terrorism.
HV 6431 C652 2002
Krieger, Robert I. (ed.)
Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology. 2d ed.
REF WA 240 H262 2001
Lampe, Kenneth F., et al.
Plant Toxicity and Dermatitis: a manual for physicians.
WD 500 L15 1968
The Merck Index.
REF QV 772 M555 2001
Chemical and Biological Terrorism: research and development.
QW 300 C345 1999
Fenton, John Joseph.
Toxicology: a case-oriented approach.
QV 600 F467 2002
Somani, Satu M., et al.
Chemical Warfare Agents: toxicity at low levels.
QV 663 C345 2002
Trestrail, John Harris, III.
Criminal Poisoning.
QV 600 T747 2000
Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog
Suggested subject headings: Biological Warfare Bioterrorism Chemical Warfare Chemical Warfare Agents Plant Poisoning Plants, toxic Ricin
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
EMJ; Emergency Medicine Journal
Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog
Suggested subject headings: Emergency Medicine Food Poisoning Toxicology
Selected indexes and abstracts
Index Medicus & MEDLINE (Off Campus Login Required)
Suggested subject headings: Castor Bean Ricin Ricinus
Suggested Subject headings: Ricin Castor Bean
Academic Search Premier (Off Campus Login Required)
Search using keywords: Castor beans Plant toxins Ricin
Challoner, KR, et al.: Castor bean intoxication. Annals of Emergency Medicine 19:1177-1183, 1990.
Knight B: Ricin - a potent homicidal poison. British Medical Journal 1:350-1, 1979.
Rich VL: Murderous experiments of Stalin's police chief. New Scientist 135:8, 1992.
Wedin GP, et al.: Castor bean poisoning. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 4:259-261, 1986.
Patty's
Toxicology.
REF WA 400 P278 2001
Falkenrath, Richard A., et al.
America's Achilles' Heel: nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorism and
covert attack.
HV 6432 F144 1998
Biological Threats and Terrorism: assessing the science and response
capabilities.
QW 300 B464 2002
Buck, George.
Preparing for biological terrorism : an emergency services planning guide.
WC 305 B824 2002
Poison Control Center, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, (601) 984
-1675.
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
Michael P. Hughes.
mailto:stcase@biochem.umsmed.edu
Questions and Answers about Ricin
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/qa.asp
Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/index.asp
Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/library/poisonous/page17.htm
Author: Susan Clark
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