Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This series was conceived to integrate current aspects of ongoing research in the collagen field. This book consists of a spectrum of papers which discuss diverse aspects such as X-ray structure, the thermodynamics and mechanism of fibrillogenesis, and the use of collagen as a biomaterial for the manufacturing of many implantable devices.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (310 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781351079242
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5228186
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- The Editor -- Volume 1 Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 Molecular Structures and Functions of Collagen -- Chapter 2 Energetics and Thermodynamics of Collagen Self-Assembly -- Chapter 3 X-Ray Diffraction as A Tool For Studying Collagen Structure -- Chapter 4 Collagen Fibrillogenesis -- Chapter 5 Collagen Types: Structure, Distribution, and Functions -- Chapter 6 Cross-Linking of Collagen -- Chapter 7 Interactions between Structural Glycoproteins and Collagen -- Chapter 8 Biochemistry and Physiology of Mammalian Collagenases -- Chapter 9 Molecular Anatomy of the Vertebrate Eye: Distribution of Collagen in Ocular Tissues -- Chapter 10 Cartilage Collagens -- Chapter 11 Collagens in Nervous Tissue -- Chapter 12 Collagen in Heart Valves -- Chapter 13 Collagens of Normal and Diseased Blood Vessel Wall -- Index.
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