Thermal contraction-relaxation and dissolution of rat tail tendon collagen in different ages.
Here thermal contraction-relaxation and dissolution of collagen from rat tail tendon fibers were studied simultaneously. It is concluded that both processes change their character in the same manner with increasing age and that the relaxation phase probably is a result of the dissolution of collagen from the fibers.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D051381:Rats; D013623:Tail; D013710:Tendons / Q000502:physiology*
D003094:Collagen