Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences 44 7897 074717

Gangliosides

any of a group of glycolipids that yield a hexose sugar on hydrolysis and are found especially in the plasma membrane of cells of the gray matter. Contrary to what one may think, the brain is the most fat-rich organ in the body.  Aside from being an efficient way to store energy from the food we eat, fat molecules, known as lipids, have many variations in their structure, allowing for a correspondingly large number of additional functions.  For example, some lipids are integral structural components of the membrane that encloses all cells, while others act as hormones that serve as important chemical messengers between different parts of the body.  In the brain and the rest of the central nervous system, lipids play critical roles as signaling molecules that trigger processes such as forming new neuronal connections and promoting brain repair.  Moreover, lipids are a significant component of myelin, the coating around axons that insulates the transmission of electric signals between brain cells just like insulation on electrical wires.  For more information about the role of fats in the nervous system and in HD,

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