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