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glycosphingolipids |
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glycosphingolipids [glī′kōsfing′gōlip′ids] compounds formed from carbohydrates and ceramide, a fatty substance, found in tissues of the central nervous system and also in erythrocytes. Deficiency of an enzyme needed to metabolize glycosphingolipids leads to a potentially fatal nervous system disorder. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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glycosphingolipids, which should normally be broken down, progressively accumulate Specificity of binding of a strain of uropathogenic Escherichia coli to Gal 1-4Gal-containing glycosphingolipids. In a paper, "Recognition of bacterial glycosphingolipids by natural killer T cells," to be published March 24 in the scientific journal Nature, Mitchell Kronenberg, Ph. |
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