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What is the importance of collagen in the body?
Collagen strengthens tendons and supports the skin and internal organs.
Can vitamin C affect collagen production?
Vitamin C assists the body in the manufacture of collagen, a protein that binds cells together and is the building block of connective tissues throughout the body. Collagen is critical to the formation and ongoing health of the skin
What is the weight of collagen?
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body. If a human person weighs 75 kg's, 12,5 - 15 kg's of that is protein. Of this weight again 6 - 7,5 kg's are collagen. Collagen in an average person makes up from 8 to 10 % of body weight.
What is the name for the protein that forms the basic fibers of body tissue?
Collagen.
Which protein provides mechanical support and tensile strength for the body's tissues?
collagen
Can collagen I III and II be taken at the same time is there such thing as overdose on collagen intake?
There does not appear to be an overdose risk to collagen supplements since it is water-soluble and is quickly eliminated from the body. -kira :3
A preparation of killed or weakened pathogens injected or taken orally to stimulate the body to produce antibodies is called a?
vaccine
Which is healthier plants or animals?
Plants could clean and heal the body. Plants can also clean animals internally, when taken orally.
What is the function of collagen in the body?
The primary function of collagen is just to strength the skin. As we get older, the collagen production decreases, resulting in wrinkles and the skin is more vulnerable to getting imperfections such as scrapes, cuts.
In which layer is collagen found?
In the human body Collagen can be found everywhere although more that 90 percent of the collagen in the body is known as type I collagen (with four other types found in the rest of the body) and can be found in the skin, tendons, bone, organs and vascular tissue. This means that Collagen can be found in almost every layer of the body's make-up.
What type of protein would the body make in order to heal a wound?
Collagen
What is the importance of collagen in the body?
Collagen strengthens tendons and supports the skin and internal organs.
Will collagen dissolve in water?
Yes and no. Collagen will dissolve in water, but only at the right pH. At physiological pH (pH7.4) collagen is a stable structural protein which forms the scaffolding for skin and connective tissue in a body that is mostly water. What helps collagen stay stable in the body is also that it is crosslinked with glucosaminoglycans such as chondroitin or hyaluronic acid. Collagen can also be crosslinked in a lab with heat in the absence of water or with chemicals such as carbidiimide or glutaraldehyde. Collagen should start dissolving under pH5.
What do you have if your temperature is forty degrees Celsius?
A high fever. Average normal body temperature taken orally in humans is about 36.8 - 37.0 degrees Celsius.
What is the importance of collagen the human body?
Collagen strengthens tendons and supports the skin and internal organs.
How do analgesics enter a body?
usually orally
What is A fibrous protein substance in the body?
Collagen is a protein that provides strength and flexibility in the bone, cartilage, and skin.
