Ganglioside Structure, Function, and Biomedical Potential

This volume contains the proceedings of the symposium on "Ganglioside Structure, Function and Biomedical Potential" which was held at Parksville, Vancouver Island, B. C. , Canada on July 6-10, 1983. The symposium was organized ao a satellite to the ninth meeting of the International Societ...

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Other Authors: Ledeen, Robert W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Plenary Lectures
  • Wonders in Glycolipids — A Historical View
  • Present Status of the Immunology of Gangliosides
  • Use of Cell Cultures in Ganglioside Research
  • Structure Analysis and Physical Properties
  • Gangliosides: Structure and Analysis
  • Structure Analysis of Glycosphingolipids Using Fast Atom Bombardment (FAB) Techniques
  • Application of Field Desorption and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry for Glycolipid Analysis
  • New Techniques for the Investigation of Structure and Metabolism of Sialic Acids
  • Recent Advances in Structural Analysis of Gangliosides: Primary and Secondary Structures
  • Adrenal Medulla Gangliosides
  • Glycosphingolipids of Equine Erythrocytes Membranes: Complete Characterization of a Fucoganglioside
  • Physical Behaviour of Glycolipids in Bilayer Membranes: Distribution and Accessibility
  • Distribution and Transport
  • Ganglioside Distribution at Different Levels of Organization and its Biological Implications
  • Canine GM2-Gangliosidosis : Chemical and Enzymatic Features
  • Immunological Expression of Gangliosides in Multiple Sclerosis and in a Demyelinating Model Disease in Rabbits
  • Antibodies to Glycosphingolipids in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and SLE
  • Neuritogenesis and Regeneration
  • Neuritogenesis and Regeneration in the Nervous System: An Overview of the Problem and on the Promoting Action of Gangliosides
  • Effects of Gangliosides on the Functional Recovery of Damaged Brain
  • Exogenous Gangliosides Enhance Recovery From CNS Injury
  • Ganglioside Induced Surface Activity and Neurite Formation of Neuro-2A Neuroblastoma Cells
  • Effect of Exogenous Gangliosides on the Morphology and Biochemistry of Cultured Neurons
  • Studies of Gangliosides in Diverse Nerve Cell Cultures
  • In-Vitro and In-Vivo Studies on Gangliosides in the Developing and Regenerating Hippocampus of the Rat
  • Biomedical Potential of Gangliosides
  • The Labeling of the Retina and Optic Tectum Gangliosides and Glycoproteins of Chickens in Darkness or Exposed to Light
  • Biosynthesis and Transport of Gangliosides in Peripheral Nerve
  • Cellular Localization of Gangliosides in the Mouse Cerebellum: Analysis Using Neurological Mutants
  • Gangliosides and Related Compounds as Biological Response Modifiers
  • Metabolism
  • An Outline of Ganglioside Metabolism
  • Activator Proteins for the Catabolism of Glycosphingolipids
  • Ganglioside Biosynthesis in Rat Liver Golgi Apparatus: Stimulation by Phophatidylglycerol and Inhibition by Tunicamycin
  • Incorporation Rate of GM1 Ganglioside Into Mouse Brain Myelin: Effect of Aging and Modification by Hormones and Other Compounds
  • Biosynthesis In Vitro of Gangliosides Containing Gg- and Lc-Cores
  • Genetic Regulation of GM2(NeuGc) Expression in Liver ofMouse
  • New Approaches in the Study of Ganglioside Metabolism
  • Mutants and Development
  • Ganglioside Treatment of Genetic and Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Purified Brain Gangliosides in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Experience with Peripheral Neuropathies
  • Trials of Ganglioside Therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Treatment of Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy with Mixed Gangliosides
  • Ganglioside (Cronassial) Therapy in Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Multicentre Trial on Gangliosides in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
  • A Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Mixed Gangliosides in Diabetic Peripheral and Autonomic Neuropathy
  • Gangliosides—Clinical Overview
  • Participants
  • Author Index
  • Glycosphingolipids of Chicken Skeletal Muscle in Early Development and Genetic Dystrophy
  • Ganglioside Alterations in the Genetically-Determined Hypertrophic Neuropathy of the Murine Neurological Mutant Trembler
  • Comparative and Developmental Behavior of Alkali Labile Gangliosides in the Brain
  • Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Vertebrate Brain Gangliosides
  • Receptors and Function
  • Ganglioside Receptors: A Brief Overview and Introductory Remarks
  • Gangliosides as Modulators of the Coupling of Neurotransmitters to Adenylate Cyclase
  • Gangliosides, The Thyrotropin Receptor, and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
  • Specific Gangliosides are Receptors for Sendai Virus
  • Gangliosides as Receptor Modulators 381
  • Brain Gangliosides and Thermal Adaptation in Vertebrates
  • Gangliosides and Neurological Diseases
  • Gangliosides and Disease: A Review
  • Cerebral and Visceral Organ Gangliosides and Related Glycolipids in GM1-Gangliosidosis Type 1, Type 2 and Chronic Type