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Ganglioside Function

Biochemical and Pharmacological Implications

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 71)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Chemistry and Biochemistry of Gangliosides

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Structure and Specificity of Gangliosides

      • Herbert Wiegandt
      Pages 3-14
    3. Biosynthesis of Brain Gangliosides

      • R. Caputto, H. J. Maccioni, A. Arce, F. A. Cumar
      Pages 27-44
    4. Brain Neuraminidases and Gangliosides

      • G. Tettamanti, B. Venerando, B. Cestaro, A. Preti
      Pages 65-79
  3. The Functional Biochemistry of Gangliosides

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
    2. Gangliosides of the Neuron: Localization and Origin

      • R. W. Ledeen, J. A. Skrivanek, L. J. Tirri, R. K. Margolis, R. U. Margolis
      Pages 83-103
    3. Subcellular Distribution and Possible Role of Gangliosides in the CNS

      • E. De Robertis, E. G. Lapetina, Sara Fiszer de Plazas
      Pages 105-121
    4. Biochemical Evidence on the Role of Gangliosides in Nerve-Endings

      • I. G. Morgan, G. Tettamanti, G. Gombos
      Pages 137-150
    5. Possible Functional Role of Gangliosides

      • Hinrich Rahmann
      Pages 151-161
    6. Retinal Gangliosides: Composition, Evolution with Age. Biosynthetic and Metabolic Approaches

      • H. Dreyfus, P. F. Urban, S. Harth, A. Preti, P. Mandel
      Pages 163-188
  4. Gangliosides and Toxins

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
    2. Interaction of Cholera Toxin and Ganglioside GM1

      • Lars Svennerholm
      Pages 191-204
    3. The Role of Gangliosides in the Action of Cholera Toxin

      • W. E. van Heyningen, C. A. King
      Pages 205-214
  5. Gangliosides in Experimental Pathology and Pharmacology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
    2. History of Recognition Molecules in the Brain

      • Samuel Bogoch
      Pages 233-265

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Medical School, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Giuseppe Porcellati

  • The Medical School, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Bruno Ceccarelli, Guido Tettamanti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ganglioside Function

  • Book Subtitle: Biochemical and Pharmacological Implications

  • Editors: Giuseppe Porcellati, Bruno Ceccarelli, Guido Tettamanti

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4614-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-2656-2Published: 27 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4614-9Published: 21 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 306

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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