title: Expression of ganglioside GD3 in choroid plexus.
abstract: Immunocytochemical staining for ganglioside GD3 (II3 alpha(Neu Ac alpha 2-8 NeuAc)-LacCer) in the choroid plexus of the adult rat brain was carried out. A peroxidase reaction product for GD3 was predominantly present along the surface of microvilli of the choroidal cells, suggesting that ganglioside GD3 may be concerned with the formation or secretion of the cerebrospinal fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watarai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007120:Immunochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D005732:Gangliosides