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Descriptor English: Collagen Type VIII
Descriptor Spanish: Colágeno Tipo VIII
Descriptor colágeno de tipo VIII
Scope note: Colágeno no fibrilar que se encontró por primera vez en la LÁMINA LIMITANTE POSTERIOR (membrana de Descemet). Se expresa en capas de células endoteliales y en tejidos que experimentan un remodelamiento activo. Es un heterotrímero formado por cadenas alfa 1 (VIII) y alfa 2 (VIII).
Descriptor Portuguese: Colágeno Tipo VIII
Descriptor French: Collagène de type VIII
Entry term(s): Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain
Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit
Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain
Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit
Collagen alpha1(VIII)
Collagen, Type VIII
Procollagen Type VIII
Procollagen, Type VIII
Type VIII Collagen
Type VIII Procollagen
Type VIII, Procollagen
Tree number(s): D12.776.860.300.250.400.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D024102
Scope note: A non-fibrillar collagen originally found in DESCEMET MEMBRANE. It is expressed in endothelial cell layers and in tissues undergoing active remodeling. It is heterotrimer comprised of alpha1(VIII) and alpha2(VIII) chains.
Annotation: precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Collagen (1985-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see COLLAGEN 1985-2001
History Note: 2002; use COLLAGEN 1985-2001
DeCS ID: 36249
Unique ID: D024102
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2005/07/01
Collagen Type VIII - Preferred
Concept UI M0004784
Scope note A non-fibrillar collagen originally found in DESCEMET MEMBRANE. It is expressed in endothelial cell layers and in tissues undergoing active remodeling. It is heterotrimer comprised of alpha1(VIII) and alpha2(VIII) chains.
Preferred term Collagen Type VIII
Entry term(s) Collagen, Type VIII
Type VIII Collagen
Type VIII Procollagen - Narrower
Concept UI M0372057
Preferred term Type VIII Procollagen
Entry term(s) Procollagen Type VIII
Procollagen, Type VIII
Type VIII, Procollagen
Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit - Narrower
Concept UI M0369413
Preferred term Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit
Entry term(s) Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain
Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit
Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain
Collagen alpha1(VIII)



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