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The biochemistry of collagen

A Veis

    Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science
    |March 1, 1975
    PubMed
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    Collagen synthesis involves multiple steps for extracellular stabilization and turnover. This review correlates these processes with collagen pathologies.

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