Role of sialic acid in the maintenance of cell surface rigidity
- 1 September 1975
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 31 (9) , 1075-1077
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02326969
Abstract
Removal of cell surface sialic acid with neuraminidase brings about cell deformation in amoeba. The membranes of these deformed cells are eventually ruptured leading to the liberation of the cell mass.Keywords
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