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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen
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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Extracellular Matrix Proteins > Collagen

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Collagen  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • alpha Collagen
  • alpha-Collagen
  • Avicon
  • Avitene
  • Collagen Felt
  • Collagen Fleece
  • Collagen Hemostat, Microfibril
  • Collastat
  • Dermodress
  • Microfibril Collagen Hemostat
  • Pangen
  • Zyderm

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; precusor equals PROCOLLAGEN; do not confuse entry term MICROFIBRIL COLLAGEN HEMOSTAT with FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS

Scope note

  • 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).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003094

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