📚 noun • entry_id 49144
glycocalyx
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glucocáliz
A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells.
Blood platelets and megakaryocytes from which they arise, both have ruthenium red positive glycocalyces in the form of globular particles; ruthenium red is known to react strongly…
The microvilli are in turn covered with a velvety meshwork made of countless sugar-based structures that look a little bit like antlers. These are called the glycocalyxes.
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