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MeSH Heading: Collagen
Tree Number(s): D05.750.078.280; D12.776.860.300.250
Unique ID: D003094
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003094
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; precusor equals PROCOLLAGEN; do not confuse entry term MICROFIBRIL COLLAGEN HEMOSTAT with FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS
Scope Note: 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).
Entry Term(s): Avicon; Avitene; Collagen Felt; Collagen Fleece; Collagenfleece; Collastat; Dermodress; Microfibril Collagen Hemostat; Pangen; Zyderm; alpha-Collagen
CAS Type 1 Name: Collagens
NLM Classification #: QU 55.3
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/07/29

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Collagen MeSH Descriptor Data 2025