The aim of this study was to obtain a basic knowledge of the fatty acid compositions and consequently, determination of diet for Turbo coronatus by means of fatty acids biomarkers. Samples were collected during a year (April, July, October 2007 and February 2008) in coastal areas of Chabahar Bay in Oman Sea. Biomarker fatty acids revealed that diet of Turbo coronatus included phytoplankton, zoo...

Figure 1 Lumbar sagittal T2-weighted (A) and post-contrast fat-suppressed T1-weighted (B) imaging shows a heterogeneous intradural mass within the conus medullaris, with a central bright signal on T2-WI and lack of contrast enhancement. Note, at the same T12—L1 level, the herniated disc that is contiguous with the mass. Figure 1 Coupes sagittales pondérées en T2 (A) et en T1 après pidermoid-cys...

Specialized predators on polychaetes, fishes, hemichordates or other molluscs, members of the predominantly tropical gastropod genus Conus diversified rapidly during the Miocene to constitute the most species-rich modern marine genus. We used DNA sequence data from mitochondrial and nuclear loci of 76 Conus species to generate species-level phylogenetic hypotheses for this genus and then mapped...

For the understanding of the developmental significance of various parts of the normal ventricular septum, 54 normal human embryos and 154 mature heart specimens showing different types of VSD’s and AV canal malformation were studied. The pars interventriculare of the septum membranaceum is derived primarily from the right superior and inferior tubercies of the AV cushions. The pars atrioventri...

SUMMARY ConoServer is a new database dedicated to conopeptides, a large family of peptides found in the venom of marine snails of the genus Conus. These peptides have an exceptional diversity of sequences and chemical modifications and their ability to block ion channels makes them important as drug leads and tools for physiological studies. ConoServer uses standardized names and a genetic and ...

Salivary, snout, and secondary salivary glands are recorded in the foregut region of Conus Javidus, C. lividus, C. litteratus, C. miles, C. vexillum, and C. virgo. C. imperialis has a salivary gland only. The histology and histochemistry of these glands in C. Javidus and C, lividus is investigated. The salivary gland secretion consists of granules composed of polysaccharide and protein. The sno...

This 54-year-old patient with a breast carcinoma of one year's evolution presented a progressive paraparesis and sphincter disregulation of a week evolution; MRI image showed a tumor in the medullary conus. She improved after removal of the conus mass. The histologic diagnosis was metastasis of adenocarcinoma. Metastasis at this level is infrequent and represents less than 1% of all spinal meta...

Spatially explicit reconstruction of historical land cover change is a prerequisite for more comprehensive understanding environmental changes. Anthropogenic activities have dramatically altered the conterminous United States (CONUS), encroaching heavily on primary vegetation. However, few datasets exist that depict trajectory forest and grassland changes in CONUS over last millennium, previous...

Intramedullary teratoma is extremely rare and to our knowledge has been reported in only nine cases in the literature. We report a case of mature cystic teratoma of the conus medullaris. The case was diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and operated with microneurosurgical techniques.