Collagen-mineral axial relationship in calcified turkey leg tendon by X-ray and neutron diffraction.
The axial relationship between the collagen and mineral componetns in calcified turkey leg tendon was investigated using low-angle X-ray and neutron diffraction. The results indicate that the mineral is arranged with the same axial periodicity as the collagen and occupies the gap region of the collagen structure.
D000818:Animals; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002118:Calcium; D003094:Collagen; D009502:Neutrons; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013710:Tendons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014422:Turkeys; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D003094:Collagen; D002118:Calcium