title: Ganglioside distribution at different levels of organization and its biological implications.
abstract: The molecular diversity and complexity of gangliosides are surveyed in nervous and various extraneural tissues with particular emphasis on the different levels of organization such as tissues, cell types, subcellular structures, some cell organelles and topographical molecular membrane architecture. The characteristics revealed with such survey are discussed in an attempt to elucidate their cell biological background.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000032:analysis; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000032:analysis*; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000032:analysis; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000032:analysis; D010487:Periaqueductal Gray / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000032:analysis*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides; D006017:Glycolipids