| Substance |
Myelin |
Whole Brain |
| Total protein |
29.5 |
56.9 |
| Total lipid |
70.5 |
37.0 |
| Cholesterol |
27.3 |
23.0 |
| Total galactolipid |
31.5 |
21.3 |
| Cerebroside |
23.7 |
14.6 |
| Sulfatide |
7.1 |
4.8 |
| Total phospholipid |
44.0 |
57.6 |
| Ethanolamine phosphatides |
16.7 |
19.8 |
| Choline phosphatides |
11.3 |
22.0 |
| Serine phosphatides |
7.0 |
7.2 |
| Inositol phosphatides |
1.2 |
2.4 |
| Sphingomyelin |
3.2 |
3.8 |
| Plasmalogens |
14.1 |
11.6 |
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| Total protein and lipid as percent dry weight, all others percent total lipid. |
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