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Editorial
. 2016 Jul;54(7):495-7.
doi: 10.5414/cp202704.

The Facies dolorosa and the Conidae

Barry G Woodcock
Editorial

The Facies dolorosa and the Conidae

Barry G Woodcock. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Photomicrographs of the Y-shaped radula sac (RS) from Conus textile after dissection exposing ~ 20 radula teeth (RT) in the main part of the organ with their points orientated to the blind end and at least 2 radula teeth in the “ready arm” (RA) ready for immediate deployment. Deployment involves transfer into the pharynx to which the ready arm is connected, loading of the lumen of the “harpoons” with venom from the venom duct in the region of the pharynx (not shown), grasping of the tooth by invaginations of the proboscis, and then impaling the prey with the harpoon held in the proboscis and with the aid of the conspicuous barbs on the radula teeth.
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