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Release of Ganglioside from Guinea-pig Lung Tissue during Anaphylaxis

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RECENTLY the chemical structures of the gangliosides have been elucidated1. Besides their occurrence in brain, Svennerholm has isolated a ganglioside (believed to be N-acetylneuraminic acid (2–3) galactosyl-β-(1–4) glucosyl acyl sphingosine) from human spleen2 and human lung3. A similar substance has been isolated from guinea-pig lung in this laboratory, and also from crude extracts of the slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis.

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SMITH, W. Release of Ganglioside from Guinea-pig Lung Tissue during Anaphylaxis. Nature 209, 1251–1252 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091251a0

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