Transient Concanavalin A‐Binding Glycoproteins of the Parallel Fibres of the Developing Rat Cerebellum: Evidence for the Destruction of Their Glycans

Abstract
The lifetime of the glycoprotein glycans of the rat cerebellum was followed from postnatal 2-3 wk after postnatal injection of labeled glucosamine. A particular class of glycans binding to Concanavalin A synthesized at an early age apparently had a short lifetime. The glycans of the Concanavalin A-binding glycoproteins abundant on the newly formed parallel fibers are rapidly degraded between the 14th-18th postnatal day.