Chemicals and Drugs

Reticulin

A scleroprotein fibril consisting mostly of type III collagen. Reticulin fibrils are extremely thin, with a diameter of between 0.5 and 2 um. They are involved in maintaining the structural integrity in a variety of organs.

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A scleroprotein fibril consisting mostly of type III collagen. Reticulin fibrils are extremely thin, with a diameter of between 0.5 and 2 um. They are involved in maintaining the structural integrity in a variety of organs.

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  • Reticular Fiber
  • Reticular Fibers
  • Reticular Fibril
  • Reticular Fibrils
  • Reticulin Fiber
  • Reticulin Fibers
  • Reticulin Fibril
  • Reticulin Fibrils
  • Fiber, Reticular
  • Fiber, Reticulin
  • Fibers, Reticular
  • Fibers, Reticulin
  • Fibril, Reticular
  • Fibril, Reticulin
  • Fibrils, Reticular
  • Fibrils, Reticulin

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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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  1. National Library of Medicine. Reticulin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012155. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012155
  2. Reticulin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticular_cell
  3. Reticulin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1421408