Direct Detection of Crosslinks of Collag
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Jin Ran Chen; Masaaki Takahashi; Kazuhiro Kushida; Motohiro Suzuki; Kazutaka Suz
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Collagen and elastin are recognized as two major connective tissue proteins of human yellow ligament. In both collagen and elastin there are many kinds of intra-or intermolecular crosslinks. Pyridinoline (Pyr) and deoxypyridinoline (Dpyr) are mature crosslinks which maintain the structure of the col