A type of lipid (fat) found in the membranes of cells and the covers of nerves. Some ceramides are important in signal transduction (the process by which a cell responds to substances in its environme [..]

a specialized type of lipid comprised of a sphingosine backbone with fatty acid side chains. Ceramides function as signaling molecules and are critical structural components in cell membranes.

A specific monosialoganglioside that accumulates abnormally within the Nervous System due to a deficiency of GM1-b-Galactosidase, resulting in GM1 Gangliosidosis.

A type of fat produced in the body. It may cause some types of cells to die and is being studied in cancer treatment.

Naturally occurring skin lipids or their synthetic counterparts that are major structural components of the skin's outer structure; ceramides are vital to the skin's retention of water.