cerebroside /cer·e·bro·side/ (ser´ĕ-bro-sīd″) a general designation for sphingolipids in which sphingosine is combined with galactose or glucose; found chiefly in nervous tissue.
cerebroside
cerebroside [sĕ-re´bro-sīd]
cer·e·bro·side (s r  -br-s d , s-r -)n. Any of various lipid compounds containing glucose or galactose and glucose, and found in the brain and other nerve tissue, especially the myelin sheath. Also called galactolipid, galactolipin. |
cerebroside
[ser′əbrōsīd′]
any of a group of glycolipids found in the brain and other tissues of the nervous system, especially the myelin sheath.
cerebroside [sĕ-re´bro-sīd]
a general designation for sphingolipids in which sphingosine is combined with galactose or glucose; found chiefly in nervous tissue.
cerebroside
a general designation for sphingolipids in which sphingosine is combined with galactose or glucose; found chiefly in nervous tissue.
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