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MeSH Heading: Glycocalyx
Tree Number(s): A11.284.149.165.355
Unique ID: D019276
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019276
Annotation: a carbohydrate-rich zone on cell surface
Scope Note: The carbohydrate-rich zone on the cell surface. This zone can be visualized by a variety of stains as well as by its affinity for lectins. Although most of the carbohydrate is attached to intrinsic plasma membrane molecules, the glycocalyx usually also contains both glycoproteins and proteoglycans that have been secreted into the extracellular space and then adsorbed onto the cell surface. (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3d ed, p502)
Entry Term(s): Cell Coat; Glycocalix
Previous Indexing: Glycoproteins (1976-1996); Polysaccharides (1976-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97; GLYCOCALYX was indexed under GLYCOPROTEINS & POLYSACCHARIDES 1976-96
History Note: 97; was GLYCOCALYX (NM) 1976-96
Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/10
Revision Date: 2000/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0028705
Scope Note: The carbohydrate-rich zone on the cell surface. This zone can be visualized by a variety of stains as well as by its affinity for lectins. Although most of the carbohydrate is attached to intrinsic plasma membrane molecules, the glycocalyx usually also contains both glycoproteins and proteoglycans that have been secreted into the extracellular space and then adsorbed onto the cell surface. (Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3d ed, p502)
Terms: Glycocalyx Preferred Term
Term UI T057430
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Glycocalix
Term UI T057432
Date02/08/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Cell Coat
Term UI T057431
Date11/29/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

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