All but which are true about conotoxins?

a. They are potential sources of many new drugs of
medical interest.
b. They are made by snails inhabiting the South
Pacific Ocean.
c. One blocks pain as does morphine but is
nonaddictive.
d. They are not lethal to cone snail prey.
e. They disrupt signals flowing through their
nervous system.


Answer: d

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