Ganglioside Biochemistry

This book presents the latest knowledge and the most recent research results in the field of ganglioside biochemistry.  The early chapters cover all relevant background on sialic acids and their biosynthesis, on N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), which cannot be synthesized by humans, and on general aspects of ganglioside research.  Ganglioside adsorption, disorders of ganglioside degradation, an...