Differential distribution of major brain gangliosides in the adult mouse central nervous system.

Gangliosides - sialic acid-bearing glycolipids - are major cell surface determinants on neurons and axons. The same four closely related structures, GM1, GD1a, GD1b and GT1b, comprise the majority of total brain gangliosides in mammals and birds. Gangliosides regulate the activities of proteins in t...

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Main Authors: Katarina Vajn, Barbara Viljetić, Ivan Večeslav Degmečić, Ronald L Schnaar, Marija Heffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3787110?pdf=render