collagen fibres
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collagen
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɒl.ə.dʒən/us/ˈkɑː.lə.dʒən/
a protein found especially in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) of humans ...
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fibre
noun
uk/ˈfaɪ.bər/us/ˈfaɪ.bɚ/
any of the thread-like parts that form plant or artificial material and can be made ...
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As more force is applied, collagen fibres straighten until they reach a critical or break point, at which time the tissue tears.
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The orientation of the collagen fibres (parallel or irregularly packed) determines the firmness and softness of cervical tissue.
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At the beginning of mechanical challenge, applied stress stretches the rolled up collagen fibres along with other extracellular matrix proteins.
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The newly formed material (osteoid) is rapidly converted into hard bone matrix by the deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals between the closely packed collagen fibres (mineralization).
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The former is cyst wall composed of collagen fibres and micelle substances.
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At the periphery of the collagen fibres (f), the texture of the muscle cell (mc) appears to be partially conserved.
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The compliance of the arteries declines with age and is related to the ratio of elastin to collagen fibres.
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By 15 weeks postimplantation, they exhibited remarkable matrix remodelling with production of abundant elastic and collagen fibres and orientation of smooth muscle cells perpendicular to the direction of blood flow.
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In early pregnancy, collagen fibres are tightly packed together but as delivery approaches, the fibres become more disordered and there is a progressive decrease in their content.
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Most of the structural differences as described before are in the media, the large arteries being rich in elastic and collagen fibres and the small arteries in smooth muscle cells.
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Of these proteins -tectorin and -tectorin form the striated sheet matrix that regularly organises the collagen fibres.
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The cytoplasm is stretched between the collagen fibres of the tendon.
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Dentine can be as hard as the rest of teeth, and is composed of collagen fibres, reinforced with hydroxyapatite.
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These wattles, which are most conspicuous during the breeding season, get their colour from arrays of collagen fibres.
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This hypersensitivity reaction may often results in a juxta-epithelial inflammation that leads to increased fibroblastic activity resulting in formation of collagen fibres in lamina propria.
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The blood vessels also bring fibroblasts in the walls of the vessels and these multiply and produce collagen fibres.
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