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by David Secko

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An Onus on Conus

The Scientist 2005, 19(Supplement 1):s32

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28 March 2005

This past December, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Prialt, Elan Corporation's synthetic version of a peptide from the venomous sea snail Conus magus. The drug, ziconotide, is the first of its kind and appears to alleviate severe pain by blocking N-type Ca⁺channels.

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