Sphingomyeline

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

All authors of this article

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Dieser Artikel auf Deutsch

Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.

Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).


Requires free registration (medical professionals only)

Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.

To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.

Finish your registration now

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Subgroup of sphingolipids.

General informationThis section has been translated automatically.

  • Amphiphilic, composed of a hydrophilic head and two hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails.
  • Plays a pathogenetic role in sphingomyelinosis.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Imrie J et al (2007) The natural history of Niemann-Pick disease type C in the UK. J Proprietary Metab Dis 30: 51-59

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020