Assembly of type I collagen fibrils de novo by the specific enzymic cleavage of pC collagen. The fibrils formed at about 37 degrees C are similar in diameter, roundness, and apparent flexibility to the collagen fibrils seen in connective tissue. Academic Article uri icon

published proceedings

  • Ann N Y Acad Sci

author list (cited authors)

  • Kadler, K. E., Hulmes, D. J., Hojima, Y., & Prockop, D. J.

citation count

  • 49

complete list of authors

  • Kadler, KE||Hulmes, DJ||Hojima, Y||Prockop, DJ

publication date

  • January 1990

publisher