Collagen Type II

"Collagen Type II" 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.

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A fibrillar collagen found predominantly in CARTILAGE and vitreous humor. It consists of three identical alpha1(II) chains.

Descriptor ID	D024043
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750.078.280.300.200 D12.776.860.300.250.300.200
Concept/Terms	Collagen Type II Collagen Type II Type II Collagen Collagen, Type II Procollagen Type II Procollagen Type II Type II Procollagen Procollagen, Type II Collagen Type II, alpha1 Subunit Collagen Type II, alpha1 Subunit Collagen Type II, alpha1 Chain Collagen alpha1(II)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Collagen Type II".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Biopolymers [D05.750.078]
Collagen [D05.750.078.280]
Fibrillar Collagens [D05.750.078.280.300]
Collagen Type II [D05.750.078.280.300.200]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Scleroproteins [D12.776.860]
Extracellular Matrix Proteins [D12.776.860.300]
Collagen [D12.776.860.300.250]
Fibrillar Collagens [D12.776.860.300.250.300]
Collagen Type II [D12.776.860.300.250.300.200]

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