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Ajit Varki

Researcher at University of California, San Diego

Publications -  557
Citations -  63836

Ajit Varki is an academic researcher from University of California, San Diego. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sialic acid & SIGLEC. The author has an hindex of 124, co-authored 542 publications receiving 58772 citations. Previous affiliations of Ajit Varki include Emory University & National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

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N-Glycolylneuraminic acid deficiency worsens cardiac and skeletal muscle pathophysiology in α-sarcoglycan-deficient mice

Paul T. Martin, +7 more
- 20 Mar 2013 - 
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the deletion of mouse Cmah worsened the severity of pathophysiology measures related to muscular dystrophy in mdx mice, a model for Duchenne muscular dystroke, and a general genetic modifier of muscle disease is suggested.
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Working group report: the roles of glycans in hemostasis, inflammation and vascular biology

Ajit Varki, +10 more
- 01 Oct 2008 - 
TL;DR: Author(s): Varki, Ajit P; Baum, Linda G; Bellis, Susan L; Cummings, Richard D; Esko, Jeffrey D; Hart, Gerald W; Linhardt, Robert J; Lowe, John B; McEver, Rodger P; Srivastava, Arun; Sarkar, Rita
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Surface tension of amniotic fluid lipid extracts: Prediction of pulmonary maturity

John W. Goldkrand, +2 more
- 15 Jul 1977 - 
TL;DR: Among fluid samples studied within 48 hours of delivery for the presence or absence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in 71 patients, there were no false positive ST values, while 7 of 22 patients with immature values developed RDS.

Glycobiology of Plant Cells

Ajit Varki, +5 more
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Methods for detecting and analyzing n-glycolylneuraminic acid (neu5gc) in biological materials

Ajit Varki, +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) was detected in biological materials, such as food and clinical specimens.