New evidence for the occurrence of a glycolipid-mediated signal transduction system

Journal of Lipid Mediators and Cell Signalling

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 289-294

  Tsuji, Shuichi ^a   Kojima, Naoya ^a   Hitoshi, Seiji ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

ganglioside; GD3 synthase; gene transfection; galactoside 1,2 fucosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GD 1A; GANGLIOSIDE GD3 SYNTHASE; GANGLIOSIDE GM1; GANGLIOSIDE GM3; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEURITE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030248912     PISSN: 09297855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-7855(96)00537-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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