ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] In order to explain this accumulation of collagen which occurs in spite of a decrease in synthesis, we recently examined the turnover of collagen in the skin of growing rats and found it to be an age-dependent process. During periods of rapid growth the turn-over time (T 1/2) was 28 days whereas as ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/207865a0
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