Talk:Glycocalyx

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Should the link to a band (23:glycocalyx) really be in an informational article about a cellular comformation? 85.165.151.186 11:36, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

glycocalyx
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Egarifa (talk) 00:18, 29 November 2012 (UTC)Elena Garifallou (EGARIFA)

I disagree, the pages should remain separate

i agree. pages should be

i also agree .. its the same

I also agree - a capsule is a type of glycocalyx layer

I also agree -- the four-legged animals/horses thing. But "extra cellular" in the definition should be "extracellular" Richard8081 03:02, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

sorry, I meant that the articles Glycocalyx and Capsule should be/remain separate (whether that's agreeing or not) Richard8081 03:05, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Glycocalix hence redirected to Glycocalyx. Rashad9607 16:47, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't agree that the Glycocalyx page should be merged with the Capsule (microbiology) page. A capsule is one type of glycocalyx layer, yes, but a glycocalyx layer is not a type of capsule. That is, bacteria have a glycocalyx layer which is called a capsule: but there are other types of glycocalyx layers, as the article notes, which are not bacterial capsules. Human red blood cells, for example, have a glycocalyx. Many of the relevant topics are discussed in the article itself, but a quick search of Pubmed for "glycocalyx" will produce many articles which also underscore this fact. RMADLA 00:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

The pages should remain as is. Glycocalyx has different functions in different in different organisms. There should be different linked pages for each of the uses. The wiki format is best as a splitter of info, not lumping it.


 * I agree, very useful to have one brief page that contains the rundown of all of the uses of glycocalyx without merging in more detailled discussion. For example I came here for info on function in the brush boundary of the small intestine. This small but important bit of info would be obscured if lumped into same article as capsule. Jklemens 04:50, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

The two pages should not be merged as i think the glycocalyx page is messy enough. The capsule contains the glycocalyx but also other compounds as well

quick definition
This article along with many others is missing one key component, a short and quick definition. As someone whom uses the site frequently, it can be annoying to have to research specific parts of a definition to either understand it (i.e. medical terminology) or just too simple be able to get a general idea of what is being described. For someone who has no insight into biology it would be difficult to learn research or study any part of when the simplest definitions are above them. I would suggest adding a simplified summary to this and every other section to enable fast, general research.

74.106.156.238 20:42, 12 February 2007 (UTC)Quick Definition20:42, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Glycocalyx in Digestive System
I do not understand how glycocalyx (which is on the outside of the mucosal cells) assists in the absorption of nutrients into the gastric cells. I understand the idea behind both Villi and Microvilli increasing the surface area of the Small Intestine, but how does glycocalyx do this? Getting to the root of my issue, there are no direct citations or links to the digestive section that allow someone to easily find a more indepth explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jnrubenstein (talk • contribs) 21:37, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

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