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Collagen constitutes about 12% in females and 17% in males of the total protein in mice

Collagen has been postulated to be the most abundant protein in our body, making up one-third of the total protein content in mammals. However, a direct assessment of the total collagen levels of an entire mammal to confirm this estimate is missing. Here we measured hydroxyproline levels as a proxy...

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Autores principales: Tarnutzer, Katharina, Siva Sankar, Devanarayanan, Dengjel, Joern, Ewald, Collin Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10024738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36934197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31566-z