Glycosphingolipids with Lewis Blood Group Activity: Uptake by Human Erythrocytes

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Abstract
The Lewis blood group antigens of the human erythrocyte are acquired from plasma and not synthesized in situ . Although assumed previously to be glycoproteins, the Lewis antigens in plasma are glycosphingolipids which are taken up by the erythrocyte membrane from lipoproteins or from aqueous dispersions.

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