Glucosylceramide synthesized in vitro from endogenous ceramide is uncoupled from synthesis of lactosylceramide in Golgi membranes from chicken embryo neural retina cells

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-152

  Maxzúd, Mariana K ^a   Maccioni, Hugo J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Gangliosides; Glucosylceramide; Glycolipid synthesis topology; Glycosyltransferases; Golgi complex compartments

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; GANGLIOSIDE; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; LACTOSYLCERAMIDE; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; GOLGI COMPLEX; LIPOGENESIS; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; SUCROSE GRADIENT;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0033979064     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007555903335     Document Type: Article

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