collagen
The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
Related words
- anticollagen
- collagenated
- collagenized
- collectin
- collagenous
- collagenase
- atelocollagen
- procollagen
- collagenolytic
- tropocollagen
- collageneous
- collagenization
Word history
From French "collagène".
Where this comes from
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