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Collagen
In the most simple sense, collagen is a protein. To be more specific, it is a polypeptide made up of of (3) amino acid based helices arranged in a triple right-handed helix, or coiled coil.
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.
Collagen Fibers, made up of fibrous protein, which are bundled together into thick collagen fibers. Collagen fibers are extremely tough and provides high tensile strength (which provides resistant property of tendons) Stress tests have show collagen fibers to be stronger than steel fibers of the same size.....EB
Such a substance is an Element.
made mostly of collagen
Skin is made up of skin cells. The main components of skin are water, collagen, other proteins and lipids.
It is made in the mitochondria.
Collagen fibers are made up of many collagen fibrils (smaller individual unit)
Gelatin is a substance that is made from the skin and hooves of animals such as cows. It is used in some foods and medications.
These are made from collagen, a protein obtained from cowhide, cattle tendons, or birds. They are available as particles or gels.
"Substance" can be anything made of matter. Many substances are food, but not all of them. Not every substance we can "consume" is food, either; for example, we can consume or drink medications, but those are not foods. You might, however be thinking of the word "sustenance", which means "food and drink".
Articular ligaments connect bones.They are made up of collagen.
collagen proteins
The matrix of connective tissue is composed of collagen, reticular, and elastic fibers embedded in ground substance (typically composed of water with stabilizing proteins). The fibers are made by fibroblasts and the most abundant in the body is collagen, while the least abundant is elastic.
The cornea is mostly made of collagen fibers. Collagen fibers are the most abundant type of connective tissue in animals. As well as being found in the human cornea, collagen is found in the tendons of muscles and skin.
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