The New Encyclopędia BritannicaEncyclopędia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 9
Page 13
... Collagen is of commercial as well as medical interest because leather is the dense collagen of the dermis of animal skins preserved and toughened by the process called tanning . Fresh collagen dissolves in hot water , and the product is ...
... Collagen is of commercial as well as medical interest because leather is the dense collagen of the dermis of animal skins preserved and toughened by the process called tanning . Fresh collagen dissolves in hot water , and the product is ...
Page 16
... collagen fibres . The collagen fibre on the left is cut transversely , showing round cross sections of the unit fibrils . The collagen fibre on the right has been cut nearly parallel to its long axis and shows extensive segments of the ...
... collagen fibres . The collagen fibre on the left is cut transversely , showing round cross sections of the unit fibrils . The collagen fibre on the right has been cut nearly parallel to its long axis and shows extensive segments of the ...
Page 17
... collagen or collagen - vascular system . The term collagen is now restricted to a specific fibrous protein , and there is little or no evidence in the majority of these disorders of any fundamental abnormality in the structure or ...
... collagen or collagen - vascular system . The term collagen is now restricted to a specific fibrous protein , and there is little or no evidence in the majority of these disorders of any fundamental abnormality in the structure or ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
activity American animals appear areas authority become body called cause cells central century charge common complex conservation consists constant constitution consumer contain continental continued copper cosmic rays countries court crime criminal Crusade direct early effect electron elements energy England established Europe evidence example exist fact field force ground groups House important increase individual industrial involved Italy known land later less letters limited living major material means measure ment metal natural occur organic original particles particular party percent period person play political population position present problems protection reefs region remains result rule social South species structure theory tion United usually various