Chemicals and Drugs

Collagen Type VIII

A non-fibrillar collagen originally found in DESCEMET MEMBRANE. It is expressed in endothelial cell layers and in tissues undergoing active remodeling. It is heterotrimer comprised of alpha1(VIII) and alpha2(VIII) chains.

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A non-fibrillar collagen originally found in DESCEMET MEMBRANE. It is expressed in endothelial cell layers and in tissues undergoing active remodeling. It is heterotrimer comprised of alpha1(VIII) and alpha2(VIII) chains.

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  • Type VIII Collagen
  • Collagen, Type VIII
  • Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain
  • Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit
  • Collagen alpha1(VIII)
  • Procollagen Type VIII
  • Type VIII Procollagen
  • Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain
  • Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit
  • Procollagen, Type VIII
  • Type VIII, Procollagen

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)

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History Note

2002; use COLLAGEN 1985-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Collagen (1985-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Collagen Type VIII. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D024102. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D024102
  2. Collagen Type VIII. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76928222