Collagen, type II, alpha 1 — (primary osteoarthritis, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenital) Identifiers Symbol COL2A1 Alt. symbols SEDC Entrez … Wikipedia
Collagen, type I, alpha 1 — PDB rendering based on 1y0f … Wikipedia
Collagen — Tropocollagen triple helix Collagen /ˈkɒlədʒɨn/ is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals.[1] It is the main component of connectiv … Wikipedia
Collagen — is the principal protein of the skin, tendons, cartilage, bone and connective tissue. * * * The major protein (comprising over half of that in mammals) of the white fibers of connective tissue, cartilage, and bone, that is insoluble in water but… … Medical dictionary
Collagen, type V, alpha 1 — Rendering based on PDB 1A89 … Wikipedia
collagen fibrils — delicate fibrils of collagen in connective tissue, composed of molecules of tropocollagen in linear arrays. In Type I collagen, the most common type, the tropocollagen molecules are associated in periodic, staggered arrays that give the… … Medical dictionary
collagen — collagenous /keuh laj euh neuhs/, adj. /kol euh jeuhn/, n. Biochem. any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, esp. in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as… … Universalium
collagen disease — noun : any of various diseases or abnormal states marked by changes in connective tissue presumably involving destruction of collagen (as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, or scleroderma) * * * Pathol. any of a group of diseases, as systemic … Useful english dictionary
collagen — noun /ˈkɒlədʒɛn/ Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue … Wiktionary
reticular fibers — Type III collagen fibers, differing from most other type of collagen fibers in staining with silver; they form the reticular supporting meshwork of lymphoid and myeloid tissue and occur also in the interstitial tissue of glandular organs, the… … Medical dictionary