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  2. Collagen - Wikipedia

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    Collagen is also abundant in corneas, blood vessels, the gut, intervertebral discs, and the dentin in teeth. [3] In muscle tissue, it serves as a major component of the endomysium. Collagen constitutes 1% to 2% of muscle tissue and accounts for 6% of the weight to skeletal muscle. [4] The fibroblast is the most common cell creating collagen in ...

  3. Type I collagen - Wikipedia

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    Chemical Structure of Type I Collagen. Type I collagen has a triple-helical form which is caused by its amino acid composition. Its specific domain follows an order of G-X-Y In which the X and Y slots are occupied by any amino acid other than glycine however these slots are typically occupied by both hydroxyproline and proline, not in any particular order. [5]

  4. Soft tissue - Wikipedia

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    With increasing tissue deformation the collagen is gradually stretched in the direction of deformation. When taut, these fibers produce a strong growth in tissue stiffness. The composite behavior is analogous to a nylon stocking, whose rubber band does the role of elastin as the nylon does the role of collagen. In soft tissues, the collagen ...

  5. Fibrillogenesis - Wikipedia

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    In the body, collagen fibrils are composed of several types of collagen as well as macromolecules. Type I collagen is the most abundant structural macromolecule within the vertebrate body and also represents the most abundant collagen found within various collagen fibrils [2] There are immense differences in the types of collagen fibrils that ...

  6. Connective tissue - Wikipedia

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    Connective tissue is found in between other tissues everywhere in the body, including the nervous system. The three meninges, membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord, are composed of connective tissue. Most types of connective tissue consists of three main components: elastic and collagen fibers, ground substance, and cells. [2]

  7. Does Collagen Powder Live Up To The Hype? Experts Discussed.

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    In fact, there is more collagen in the human body than any other protein. It serves an important role as a major component of connective tissues and keeping skin strong and elastic . The body ...

  8. Experts Explain the Pros and Cons of Collagen Supplements for ...

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    Type I collagen is the type that comprises more than 90 percent of the collagen in the human body and provides structure to skin, bones, ligaments, and tendons, she explains. Type II forms the ...

  9. Here's the 411 on collagen peptides: Is it a fad or for real?

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    Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body (around 30 percent of protein in our bodies to be exact). Long story short, we need collagen to live because it is a building block for ...