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