Glucocerebroside
Glucocerebroside (also called glucosylceramide) is any of the cerebrosides in which the monosaccharide head group is glucose.
Clinical significance
They occur mostly in non neuronal tissue and accumulate abnormally in Gaucher disease, where glucocerebrosidase is absent or nonfunctional.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Glucocerebrosides at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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