Chemicals and Drugs

Collagen Type VII

A non-fibrillar collagen involved in anchoring the epidermal BASEMENT MEMBRANE to underlying tissue. It is a homotrimer comprised of C-terminal and N-terminal globular domains connected by a central triple-helical region.

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Abstract

A non-fibrillar collagen involved in anchoring the epidermal BASEMENT MEMBRANE to underlying tissue. It is a homotrimer comprised of C-terminal and N-terminal globular domains connected by a central triple-helical region.

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  • Type VII Collagen
  • Collagen, Type VII
  • Collagen Type VII, alpha1 Chain
  • Collagen Type VII, alpha1 Subunit
  • Collagen alpha1(VII)
  • Procollagen Type VII
  • Type VII Procollagen
  • Procollagen, Type VII
  • Type VII, Procollagen

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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 (1990-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Collagen Type VII. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D024143. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D024143
  2. Collagen Type VII. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76928133