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CERAMIDES

\sɪɹˈama͡ɪdz], \sɪɹˈama‍ɪdz], \s_ɪ_ɹ_ˈa_m_aɪ_d_z]\

Definitions of CERAMIDES

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Members of the class of neutral glycosphingolipids. They are the basic units of SPHINGOLIPIDS. They are sphingoids attached via their amino groups to a long chain fatty acyl group. They abnormally accumulate in FABRY DISEASE.

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