Ciba Foundation Symposium 145 – Carbohydrate Recognition in Cellular Function

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Partial table of contents: Oligosaccharide-Protein Interactions: A Three-Dimensional View (J. Carver, et al.). Multiple Subfamilies of Carbohydrate Recognition Domains in Animal Lectins (K. Drickamer). Binding Modes of Mammalian Hepatic Gal/GalNAc Receptors (Y. Lee). Nucleoplasmic and Cytoplasmic Glycoproteins (G. Hart, et al.). Role of Carbohydrates in Receptor-Mediated Fertilization in Mammals (P. Wassarman). Structural and Biological Properties of the Carbohydrate Units of Nervous Tissue Glycoproteins (J. Finne). Function and Pathology of the Sugar Chains of Human Immunoglobulin G (A. Kobata, et al.). The Role of Oligosaccharides in Modifying Protein Function (T. Rademacher & R. Dwek). Leukosialin, a Major Sialoglycoprotein Defining Leucocyte Differentiation (M. Fukuda). Index of Contributors. Subject Index.