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The collagens : biochemistry and pathophysiology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kucharz, Eugene J. (Eugene Joseph), 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1992]
Subjects:
Collagen > chemistry.
Collagen > physiology.
Collagen Diseases > physiopathology.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: historical outline
  • Structure, heterogeneity, and distribution
  • Biosynthesis of collagen
  • Degradation
  • Turnover and regulation of collagen metabolism
  • Collagen in development, aging, and phylogeny
  • Hormonal regulation of collagen metabolism
  • Immunobiology of collagen
  • Hereditary disorders of collagen
  • Collagen diseases
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Respiratory system
  • The liver
  • The teeth and periodontal tissues
  • The skin and wound healing
  • The eye and the ear
  • Urinary and reproductive systems
  • Collagen in the nervous system
  • Collagen in hematology
  • Collagen and neoplasia
  • Effect of nutrition
  • Effect of ionizing radiation
  • Pharmacological control of collagen metabolism
  • Indices of collagen metabolism in clinical practice.