Metabolic processing of gangliosides by human fibroblasts in culture - Formation and recycling of separate pools of sphingosine

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 661-669

  Chigorno, Vanna ^a   Riva, Carmen ^a   Valsecchi, Manuela ^a   Nicolini, Marco ^a   Brocca, Paola ^a   Sonnino, Sandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Chim e Biochimica Medica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Ganglioside; Recycling; Sphingamine; Sphingosine

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE; SPHINGANINE; SPHINGOSINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

EID: 0031574237     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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