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Collagen (/ˈkɒlədʒən/) is the main
structural protein in the
extracellular matrix of a body's
various connective tissues. As the main
component of connective...
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collagen taken from
animal body parts. It is
brittle when dry and
rubbery when moist. It may also be
referred to as
hydrolyzed collagen,
collagen hydrolysate...
- system,
while withstanding tension. Tendons, like ligaments, are made of
collagen. The
difference is that
ligaments connect bone to bone,
while tendons connect...
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Connective tissue disease, also
known as
connective tissue disorder, or
collagen vascular diseases,
refers to any
disorder that
affects the
connective tissue...
- biology, the
collagen triple helix or type-2
helix is the main
secondary structure of
various types of
fibrous collagen,
including type I
collagen. In 1954...
- the
collagen fibers found in
normal tissue, in
fibrosis the
collagen cross-links and
forms a
pronounced alignment in a
single direction. This
collagen scar...
- An
autoimmune disease is a
condition that
results from an
anomalous response of the
adaptive immune system,
wherein it
mistakenly targets and
attacks healthy...
- Type I
collagen is the most
abundant collagen of the
human body,
consisting of
around 90% of the body's
total collagen in vertebrates. Due to this, it...
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component of the
protein collagen,
comprising roughly 13.5% of
mammalian collagen.
Hydroxyproline and
proline play key
roles for
collagen stability. They permit...
- Type II
collagen is the
basis for
hyaline cartilage,
including the
articular cartilages at
joint surfaces. It is
formed by
homotrimers of
collagen, type...
