insoluble collagen

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• 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 — 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 —    The fibrous insoluble structural protein that forms almost a third of our total body protein and holds everything together. Too much collagen is what makes a steak tough …   Herbal-medical glossary

• collagen — n. insoluble fibrous protein (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

• collagen — [ kɒlədʒ(ə)n] noun Biochemistry any of a group of insoluble fibrous proteins that constitute the main structural component of animal connective tissue. Origin C19: from Fr. collagène, from Gk kolla glue + Fr. gène (see gen) …   English new terms dictionary

• aging — ag·ing (āʹjĭng) n. 1. The process of growing old or maturing. 2. An artificial process for imparting the characteristics and properties of age. * * * Gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. It… …   Universalium

• Gelatin — (also gelatine, from French gélatine ) is a translucent, colourless, brittle, nearly tasteless solid substance, extracted from the collagen inside animals connective tissue. It has been commonly used as a gelling agent in food, pharmaceutical,… …   Wikipedia

• adhesive — adhesively, adv. adhesiveness, n. /ad hee siv, ziv/, adj. 1. coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages. 2. sticking fast; sticky; clinging. 3. Physics. of or pertaining to the molecular force that exists in the …   Universalium

• ISC — immunoglobulin secreting cells; innerstrand crosslink; information system center; insoluble collagen; International Society of Cardiology; International Society of Chemotherapy; intensive supportive care; intershift coordination; interstitial… …   Medical dictionary

• ISC — • immunoglobulin secreting cells; • innerstrand crosslink; • information system center; • insoluble collagen; • International Society of Cardiology; • International Society of Chemotherapy; • intensive supportive care; • intershift coordination;… …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …   Universalium