Format:
1 online resource (586 pages)
Edition:
3rd ed.
ISBN:
9780443156182
Content:
Front Cover -- Biochemistry of Collagens, Laminins and Elastin -- Biochemistry of Collagens, Laminins and Elastin Structure, Function and Biomarkers -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Why are collagens and structural proteins important? -- Introduction to the matrix-Interstitial and basement membranes -- Overall structure of collagens -- Collagen synthesis and other essentials -- The origin of collagens-Collagen phylogenetics -- Collagen turnover as function of age -- Why laminins? -- Understanding the epitope of a protein -- Why do we need to quantify the ECM? -- Propeptides -- Degradation fragments -- Tissue balance -- Signaling peptides -- Conclusion -- References -- The collagen history -- The diversity of the collagen family: Beyond the 28 collagen types -- Molecular and supramolecular assembly of collagens -- Collagens: A networking family in various contexts -- References -- 1 - Type I collagen -- References -- 2 - Type II collagen -- Soluble biomarkers of type II collagen -- References -- 3 - Type III collagen -- Biomarkers of type III collagen -- References -- 4 - Type IV collagen -- Composition and structure of type IV collagen -- Type IV collagen diseases -- Matrikines from the NC1 domains -- Biomarkers of type IV collagen -- References -- 5 - Type V collagen -- Autoimmunity -- Cardiovasuclar disease -- Cancer -- Biomarkers of type V collagen -- References -- 6 - Type VI collagen -- Biomarkers of type VI collagen -- References -- 7 - Type VII collagen -- Expression and function -- The role of COLVII in pathologies -- Soluble biomarkers of type VII collagen -- References -- 8 - Type VIII collagen -- Type VIII collagen -- Biomarkers of type VIII collagen -- References -- 9 - Type IX collagen.
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Additional Edition:
9780443156175
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780443156175
Language:
English
