Preferred Label : glycocalyx;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : glycocalix; cell coat; cell coats; coat, cell; coats, cell;
MeSH annotation : a carbohydrate-rich zone on cell surface;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycocalyx;
Origin ID : D019276;
UMLS CUI : C0061622;
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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)
