Collagen Type VIII
"Collagen Type VIII" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D024102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.860.300.250.400.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Type VIII Procollagen- Type VIII Procollagen
- Procollagen, Type VIII
- Procollagen Type VIII
- Type VIII, Procollagen
Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit- Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit
- Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit
- Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain
- Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain
- Collagen alpha1(VIII)
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