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Collagen
subtypes of collagen
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Histology
Undergraduate 4
10/04/2013

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Term
which collagens create fibers?
Definition
the first three
Term
Where is collagen type I found
Definition
Dermis
bone
tendons
ligaments
capsules
fascia
cornea
teeth
Term
which collagen is the most prevalent
Definition
I
Term
Where is collagen type II found
Definition
hyaline cartilage
elastic cartilage
intervertebral disks
vitreous body
Term
where is collagen type III found
Definition
organ stroma in spleen, liver, lung, lymph nodes,adipose, and marrow,
papillary dermis, cardiovascular and lymphatic vessels,
lamina reticularis
Term
where is collagen type X found and what does it indicate
Definition
growth plate in the zone of hypertrophy
Term
what type are present on the slide if you're looking at where a muscle inserts into a tendon which inserts into a bone?
Definition
Type I; it's present in bones & tendons
Term
You're looking at some liver. what type of collagen are you likely to find and where
Definition
you would find type III in the organ stroma
Term
What are FACITS
Definition
Fibrils form thick eosiniphilic fibers through interactions with other molecules like FACITs which give you large crosslinked firbril bundles ==>FIBERS!
Term
Collagens attach to what on the PM and via what
Definition
attach to plasma membrane integrins via linker proteins like fibronectin and laminin
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