Assembly of type I collagen: Fusion of fibril subunits and the influence of fibril diameter on mechanical properties

Matrix Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 409-420

  Christiansen, David L ^a   Huang, Eric K ^a   Silver, Frederick H ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen type I; Extracellular matrix; Mechanical properties and fibril fusion; Self assembly of collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0033813556     PISSN: 0945053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0945-053X(00)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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