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| glycoprotein superfamily; triple helix; tensile strength with limited stretchability; stain blue in trichrome; primary amino acid sequence: GLY, X, Y; vitamin C cofactor; X, Y = usually hydroxylated lysine/proline |
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| unilocular fat; organelles displaced by lipid droplet; energy storage; reticular fibers in external lamina |
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| primarily located beneath epithelia that covers body surfaces |
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| metalloproteinases (MMPs) |
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| degrade extracellular collagen; COLLAGENASES, GELATINASES, ELASTASES |
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| reticular fibers; thin, visible with TEM; organ stroma |
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| thin fibers; visible with TEM; cartilage: hyaline and elastic, vertebral disks, vitreous body |
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| no fibrils; difficult to visualize with TEM; basal lamina: LAMINA DENSA |
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| refers to functional cells of organ, glands |
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| non-parenchymal components of organ, cupporting CT framework contains blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves |
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| multilocular fat, uncommon in adults; heat generation in mammals; thermogenin - uncoupling protein inner mito membrane; energy from proton gradient generates heat instead of ATP |
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| fibril formation; large, "whitish", visible by LM; 90% of total body collagen; dermis, bone, tendons, ligaments; capsules; fascia; cornea, teeth |
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