title: Glycobiology. The beginning of a sweet tale.
abstract: The diversity of complex carbohydrates has fascinated and frustrated glycobiologists for years. Now, manipulating oligosaccharide composition in the embryo promises new insights into their developmental functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Shur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D005690:Galactose / Q000737:chemistry; D006001:Glycoconjugates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006001:Glycoconjugates; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D012794:Sialic Acids; D005690:Galactose