Neuroglycobiology /

Carbohydrates play a major role in brain function. In the past decade, tremendous progress has been made in understanding their structure and function within the nervous system. This book presents a state of the art account of this rapidly expanding field.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Fukuda, Minoru, 1945-, Rutishauser, U. (Urs), Schnaar, Ronald L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:	Molecular and cellular neurobiology series.
Subjects:	Brain > Metabolism. Glycolipids > Metabolism. Glycosylation. Brain > metabolism Glycoconjugates > physiology Glycosylation Glycosyltransferases > physiology Lysosomal Storage Diseases > physiopathology Sialic Acids > physiology Cerveau > Métabolisme. Glycolipides > Métabolisme. Brain > Metabolism Glycolipids > Metabolism Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Carbohydrates of neural cell glycoproteins : structure, biosynthesis, and function / Kiyohiko Angata and Minoru Fukuda
Polysialic acid in adult brain plasticity / Abderrahman El Maarouf and Urs Rutishauser
Biosynthesis and function of HNK-1 glycans / Firoze B. Jungalwala
Brain glycolipids : insights from genetic modifications of biosynthetic enzymes / Ronald L. Schnaar
Synthesis and function of glycosphingolipids / Koichi Furukawa
Sialic acids in gangliosides : origin and function / Guido Kohla and Roland Shauer
Deficient glycoprotein glycosylation in humans and mice / Harry Schachter
Lysosomal glycosphingolipid storage diseases / Thomas Kolter and Konrad Sandhoff.