COLLAGEN
\kˈɒle͡ɪd͡ʒən], \kˈɒleɪdʒən], \k_ˈɒ_l_eɪ_dʒ_ə_n]\
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A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and the organic substance of bones (BONE AND BONES) and teeth (TOOTH).
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A protein substance, probably an anhydride of gelatin, occurring as the chief constituent of the white fibres of connective tissue and the organic part of the bones.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).