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Wonders in Glycolipids — A Historical View

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Ganglioside Structure, Function, and Biomedical Potential

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 174))

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It is my great privilege to present the opening lecture at this very exciting meeting. The organizer, Dr. Ledeen, suggested a historical outline of glycolipid research as an introduction, and I hope you will allow me to talk freely as I outline some of the thoughts and questions that have occured to me during my 30 years of research in this field.

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  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Tamio Yamakawa

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  1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

    Robert W. Ledeen  & Kunihiko Suzuki  & 

  2. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Robert K. Yu

  3. New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA

    Maurice M. Rapport

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Yamakawa, T. (1984). Wonders in Glycolipids — A Historical View. In: Ledeen, R.W., Yu, R.K., Rapport, M.M., Suzuki, K. (eds) Ganglioside Structure, Function, and Biomedical Potential. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 174. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1200-0_1

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