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GANGLIOSIDE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
CONT

Gangliosides are sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids. They occur especially on the cellular surfaces of neuronal cells, where they form a complex pattern, but are also found in many other cell types.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
  • Biologie moléculaire
CONT

Les gangliosides sont des glycosphingolipides contenant de l'acide sialique présents de manière particulièrement importante au niveau des membranes des cellules du système nerveux des vertébrés.

Spanish

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