Complex Carbohydrates of Nervous Tissue

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Structure and Distribution of Gangliosides....Pages 1-23
Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Gangliosides....Pages 25-43
Structure and Distribution of Glycoproteins and Glycosaminoglycans....Pages 45-73
Biosynthesis of Glycoproteins....Pages 75-102
Biosynthesis of Glycosaminoglycans....Pages 103-125
Brain Glycosidases....Pages 127-137
Histochemistry and Cytochemistry of Glycoproteins and Glycosaminoglycans....Pages 139-164
Glycoproteins of the Synapse....Pages 165-184
Surface Glycoconjugates in the Differentiating Neuron....Pages 185-191
Histochemistry of Polyanions in Peripheral Nerve....Pages 193-207
Glycoproteins in Myelin and Myelin-Related Membranes....Pages 209-233
Axonal Transport of Complex Carbohydrates....Pages 235-267
Regional Aspects of Neuronal Glycoprotein and Glycolipid Synthesis....Pages 269-289
Complex Carbohydrates of Cultured Neuronal and Glial Cell Lines....Pages 291-325
Complex Carbohydrates of Secretory Organelles....Pages 327-345
Glycoprotein Storage Diseases and the Mucopolysaccharidoses....Pages 347-375
Perspectives and Functional Implications....Pages 377-386
Back Matter....Pages 397-401