Pharmacologic Substance
collagen
col·la·gen [ kah-luh-jen ]
Definitions related to collagen:
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A family of large fibrous proteins that are the main components of connective tissue and are responsible for maintaining tissue structure.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A fibrous protein found in cartilage and other connective tissue.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A fibrous protein that is the main component of connective tissue in the body.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; and the organic substance of bones (BONE AND BONES) and teeth (TOOTH).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Principle protein of connective tissue; unusual absence of sulfur aminoacids; unique presence of hydroxyproline is believed to permit a triple helical fibrous structure.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Collagen, any of a group of proteins that are components of whitish, rather inelastic fibres of great tensile strength present in tendon and ligament and in the connective tissue layer of the skin--dermis--and in dentin and cartilage. Collagenous fibres occur in bundles up to several hundred microns...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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