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Conus genus

Known as: Conus, Cucullus, Snails, Conus 
A genus of cone-shaped marine snails in the family Conidae, class GASTROPODA. It comprises more than 600 species, many containing unique venoms… 
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Modified classification of spinal cord vascular lesions.
The literature on spinal vascular malformations contains a great deal of confusing terminology. Some of the nomenclature is… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO ESTUARINE SNAILS: IMPLICATIONS FOR INVASIONS OF EXOTIC SPECIES
An introduced snail, Batillaria attramentaria, has successfully invaded sev- eral salt marshes and mud flats in northern… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Conus peptides targeted to specific nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes.
The venoms of predatory cone snails represent a rich combinatorial-like library of evolutionarily selected… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The Cspg2 gene, disrupted in the hdf mutant, is required for right cardiac chamber and endocardial cushion formation.
The heart defect (hdf) mouse is a recessive lethal that arose from a transgene insertional mutation on chromosome 13. Embryos… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Sequential activation of alpha-actin genes during avian cardiogenesis: vascular smooth muscle alpha-actin gene transcripts mark the onset of cardiomyocyte differentiation
The expression of cytoplasmic beta-actin and cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle alpha-actins during early avian cardiogenesis… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Omega-conotoxin: direct and persistent blockade of specific types of calcium channels in neurons but not muscle.
Blockade of Ca2+ channels by omega-conotoxin GVIA, a 27 amino acid peptide from the venom of the marine snail Conus geographus… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Neuronal calcium channel antagonists. Discrimination between calcium channel subtypes using omega-conotoxin from Conus magus venom.
The omega-conotoxins from the venom of fish-hunting cone snails are probably the most useful of presently available ligands for… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Conus geographus toxins that discriminate between neuronal and muscle sodium channels.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Purification and sequence of a presynaptic peptide toxin from Conus geographus venom.
A novel toxin, omega-conotoxin (omega-CgTX), from the venom of the fish-eating marine mollusc Conus geographus has been purified… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
The anatomy of common aorticopulmonary trunk (truncus arteriosus communis) and its embryologic implications. A study of 57 necropsy cases.
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