Chemicals and Drugs

Collagen Type VI

A non-fibrillar collagen that forms a network of MICROFIBRILS within the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The alpha subunits of collagen type VI assemble into antiparallel, overlapping dimers which then align to form tetramers.

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A non-fibrillar collagen that forms a network of MICROFIBRILS within the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The alpha subunits of collagen type VI assemble into antiparallel, overlapping dimers which then align to form tetramers.

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18 entry terms
  • Intima Collagen
  • Type VI (Intima) Collagen
  • Type VI Collagen
  • Collagen, Intima
  • Collagen, Type VI
  • Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Chain
  • Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Subunit
  • Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Subunit
  • Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Chain
  • Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Subunit
  • Collagen Type-VI, alpha2 Chain
  • Collagen alpha1(VI)
  • Collagen alpha2(VI)
  • Collagen alpha3(VI)
  • Procollagen Type VI
  • Type VI Procollagen
  • Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Chain
  • Procollagen, Type VI

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)

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History Note

2002; use COLLAGEN 1990-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Collagen (1985-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Collagen Type VI. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D024142. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D024142
  2. Collagen Type VI. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collagen_VI
  3. Collagen Type VI. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3281418