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Mesh term Ceramides

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Amides
Neutral Glycosphingolipids

Description

Members of the class of neutral glycosphingolipids. They are the basic units of SPHINGOLIPIDS. They are sphingoids attached via their amino groups to a long chain fatty acyl group. They abnormally accumulate in FABRY DISEASE.


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Cerebrosides
Globosides
Lactosylceramides
Trihexosylceramides


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