The Role of Surface Carbohydrates in the Hepatic Recognition and Transport of Circulating Glycoproteins

Introduction Tritiation of Asialoglycoproteins Specificity of Galactose Locus of Uptake and Catabolism Enzymatic Replacement of Sialic Acid Residues Quantitation of the Galactose Requirement Generality of the Phenomenon Differentiation from Phagocytosis Mechanism of Hormone Inactivation Chemical Coupling of Glycopeptides to Proteins New Method of Labeling Glycoproteins Binding by Plasma Membranes Quantitation of Binding Solubilization of Binding Protein Summary