Connective Tissue : Macromolecular Structure and Evolution / by Martin B. Mathews.
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1975.
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| Series: | Molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics ;
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 1. General Considerations
- 2. Methodology
- 2 The Tissues
- 1. Principles
- 2. Molecular Unity and Diversity
- 3. Morphology
- 3 Collagen
- 1. Identification
- 2. Chemical Structure
- 3. Aggregate Forms
- 4. Stability
- 5. Comparative Biochemistry
- 6. Invertebrate Collagen
- 7. Deuteros tomia
- 8. Chordata Acrania Collagen
- 9. Chordata Craniata (Vertebrate) Collagen
- 10. Basement Membranes and Vitrosin
- 11. Biosynthesis
- 12. Immunology
- 13. Evolution
- 14. Development and Aging
- 4 Elastin
- 1. Identification
- 2. Primary Structure
- 3. Secondary Chemical Features
- 4. Fibril Organization
- 5. Comparative Biology
- 5 Structural Glycoproteins
- 1. Characterization
- 2. Invertebrate
- 3. Vertebrate
- 4. Conclusions
- 6 Polyanionic Proteoglycans
- 1. Characterization as Parent Types
- 2. Structure of the Linkage Region
- 3. Comparative Macromolecular Structures of Proteoglycans
- 4. Biosynthesis
- 5. Immunology
- 6. Evolutionary Relationships
- 7 Polyanionic Glycans of Cartilage, Bone and Notochord
- 1. Biological Significance
- 2. Invertebrates 12
- 3. Lower Deuterostomia
- 4. Vertebrates
- 5. Calcified Cartilage, Bone and Teeth
- 6. Discussion
- 8 Polyanionic Glycans in Development and Aging of Vertebrate Cartilage
- 1. General Considerations
- 2. Lower Vertebrates
- 3. Amphibia
- 4. Birds
- 5. Mammals
- 6. Discussion
- 9 Polyanionic Glycans of Other Tissues
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Invertebrates
- 3. Chordata Acrania
- 4. Chordata Craniata (Vertebrata)
- 5. Discussion
- 10 Molecular Interrelationships and Functions
- 1. General Considerations
- 2. Primary Level
- Molecular Properties
- 3. Macromolecular Interactions
- 4. The Tissues
- 5. Extrinsic Factors Influencing Function
- 6. Conclusions
- 11 Conclusion
- References.