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galactosylceramides
Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to the hydroxyl group of ceramide. Their accumulation in tissue, due to a defect in beta-galactosidase, is the cause of galactosylceramide lipidosis or globoid cell leukodystrophy.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Médical
- Catégorie : Génome humain
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Max Bryant
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