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Carbohydrate chains occupy truly significant positions in
various fields of life sciences and biotechnology.
Recently, the wide-ranging involvement of carbohydrate chains
in life sciences has been extended to such diverse functions
as cell to cell recognition and communication in neuronal tissues
and immune systems, pathogen recognition, sperm-egg recognition
and fertilization, regulating hormonal half-lives in the blood,
directing embryonic development and differentiation, and
directing distribution of various cells and proteins throughout the body.
A large number of polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies have been used as
very important tools for analyzing expression of various carbohydrate chains and
their functions. In this database, useful information on these carbohydrate
antigens, i.e. glyco-epitopes, and antibodies has been assembled as
a compact encyclopedia. |
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| Last modified: 2009-12-14
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