Mystery of the Musk: Toxic Riddle for the Toxic Detective: An Indian Society of Toxicology Initiative

Author:   Vijay Vasudev Pillay, MD ,  Shiv Rattan Kochar, MD ,  Prateek Rastogi
Publisher:   Independently Published
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9798582831709


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   17 December 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Riddle decoded in Mnemonic: All M's for its easy recall - M-Musk - M- Moschus Moschiferus (zoological name of deer) - M-Males only secrete Musk, among musk deer - M-Mussoorie: land infamous for hunting Himalayan Musk deer: Mussoorie is word might originated from combining 2 words: Musk + Kastoori - M-Mountains- Himalayan Musk deer found - M-Mongolia -Siberian Musk deer found - M-Muska, means a testicle in sanskrit, since musk is a pheromone, secreted near testicle of musk deer. - M-Mating hormone, Musk is a pheromone attracting opposite gender for M-Mating & copulation - M-Middle of the belly between navel & testicle is the location of Musk gland in Mrignabhi, - M- Mystique Scent to Mesmerize & Mentally soothing to Mind - Madak - M-Mood elevator tonic - M- Musk route, from Tibet to Arab, China & Japan for exporting Musk - M-Most honoured perfume in Arabian Persia - M-Most expensive animal product in the world, 4 times costlier than Gold - M-Mada, Marga, Mrigmada, Mrignabhi, Mrigandaja, are synonyms of Musk in sanskrit - M-Mrig Trishna (Mrig is the Sanskrit name of Deer & Trishna means thirst) - M-Mrig - Marg: In the forest, chasing the deer (mriga) creates a path (marga). - M-Miraculous Medicinal remedy for poisonings by snakebite & aconite (an Arabian Unani Medicine myth) - M- Moskene & Muskone are the active principle in Musk - M-Musket: Long smooth barrel Gun, designed for hunting Musk deer - M-Musk hunter by using musket, were known as Musketeers - M-Milk out the musk pod from musk sac by Manual pressure - M-Milky in colour, on exposure turns into brown grains on drying - M-Mouth -its orally given as one grain a day in Unani medicine as aphrodisiac Toxicity by Musk: - -M-Mobility restricted, due to toxic limb weakness on overdose -M-Myelin lost, demyelination & distal axonal degeneration in selected regions of the central and peripheral nervous system -M- Murine neurological disease, proved by perfume trials on M-Mice (Murine)-M-Marine toxicity in Marine animals like Zebra fish, caused by environmental pollution from Perfumes in cosmetics, shampoo, soaps - M-Milk toxicity, especially when it was found to contain synthetic musk compounds, lipid -soluble, absorbed by dermal use of musk added in fragrant cosmetics & raising concern for it safety, bioaccumulation & chronic toxicity due to its water contamination. - M-Mutagenic, Synthetic Musk used in cosmetics is potentially Genotoxic Herbal Musks: --M-Musk mallow, -M-Musk okra -M-Muskdana -M-Moschatus Abelmoschus -M-Malvaceae family -M- Ambrettolide (A silent, so prounced with M)Animal Musks: - Mustela faina-in stools Musk rat -North America Musk duck-South AustraliaSynthetic Musks: - M-Macrocylic lactone compounds in Musk discovery by scientist Ruzicka won him Nobel Prize chemistry (1939) M-Milky white solid crystals M-Musk Baur M-Musk Xylene M-Musk Ambrette M-Musk Ketone

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Author:   Vijay Vasudev Pillay, MD ,  Shiv Rattan Kochar, MD ,  Prateek Rastogi
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.249kg
ISBN:  

9798582831709


Pages:   180
Publication Date:   17 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you.

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