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Brain Gangliosides, Bio-Electrical Activity and Post-Stimulation Effects

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Gangliosides and Modulation of Neuronal Functions

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In discussing the possible functional role of gangliosides in the nervous system, there exists general agreement about the fact that the primary task of these glycosphingolipids is neither to interact with bacterial toxins (e. g. from cholera, tetanus, botulinum), nor with peculiar types of virus (Sendai), nor with other exogenous neurotoxic substances, such as tubocurarine. These ganglioside interactions represent obviously secondary functional phenomena,which came about during the process of co-evolution between vertebrates and lower organisms.

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Rahmann, H. (1987). Brain Gangliosides, Bio-Electrical Activity and Post-Stimulation Effects. In: Rahmann, H. (eds) Gangliosides and Modulation of Neuronal Functions. NATO ASI Series, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71932-5_46

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