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ganglioside
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ganglioside /gan·glio·side/ (gang´gle-o-sīd) any of a group of glycosphingolipids found in the central nervous system tissues and having the basic composition ceramide-glucose-galactose-N -acetylneuraminic acid. The form GM1 accumulates in tissues in GM1 gangliosidoses and the form GM2 in GM2 gangliosidoses.
gan·gli·o·side (gnggl--sd)
n.
Any of a group of glycosphingolipids chemically similar to the cerebrosides, found principally in the surface membrane of nerve cells and in the spleen.

Ganglioside
A fatty (lipid) substance found within the brain and nerve cells.
Mentioned in: Tay-Sachs Disease

ganglioside
[gang′glē·əsīd′]
a glycosphingolipid found in the brain and other nervous system tissues. Gangliosides are members of a group of galactose-containing cerebrosides with a basic composition of ceramide-glucose-galactose-N-acetyl neuraminic acid. Accumulation of gangliosides caused by an inborn error of metabolism results in gangliosidosis or Tay-Sachs disease.

ganglioside [gang´gle-o-sīd]
a class of galactose-containing cerebrosides found in central nervous system tissues; they are glycolipids of the basic composition ceramide-glucose-galactose-N-acetyl neuraminic acid. The form GM1 accumulates in tissues in generalized gangliosidosis, the form GM2 in Tay-Sachs disease.

ganglioside
a class of galactose-containing cerebrosides found in central nervous system tissues; they are glycolipids of the basic composition ceramide-glucose-galactose-N-acetyl neuraminic acid. The form GM1 accumulates in tissues in generalized gangliosidosis as observed in Friesian cattle, dogs and cats. The form GM2 accumulates in a similar disease of Yorkshire pigs, dogs and cats.


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J Biol Chem 236: 983-987 Sela AS, Iliopus D, Guery DP, Herlyn D, Koprowski H (1989) Levels of disialogangliosides in sera of melanoma patients monitored by sensitive thin layer chromatography and immunostaining.
 
 
 
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