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Glucocerebroside

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glucocerebroside /glu·co·cer·e·bro·side/ (-ser´ĕ-bro-sīd″) a cerebroside with a glucose sugar.
glu·co·cer·e·bro·side (glk-sr-br-sd, -s-r-)
n.
See glucosylceramide.
Glucocerebroside
A cerebroside that contains glucose in the molecule.
Mentioned in: Gaucher Disease
glucocerebroside
a cerebroside containing a glucose sugar; it accumulates in the tissues in gaucher's disease (glucocerebrosidosis).


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