[Effect of ionizing radiation on the structure of the collagen fibers of human tendons].
In studying the effect of ionizing radiation on the properties of human Achilles tendon collagen fibres, the following parameters were analyzed: hydrothermal contraction temperature, module of elasticity, the number of cross-links, free and bound water levels, acids-soluble fraction content, and ultrastructure. With radiation doses of 2-10 Gy no changes in the collagen status were noted. An increased (from 5 to 25 Gy) radiation dose caused changes in physicochemical properties which was indicative of the formation, in the connective tissue collagen, of radiation-induced intermolecular cross-links stabilizing the biopolymer structure.
Nikolaeva
S S
SS
Kondakova
N V
NV
Khoroshkov
Iu A
IuA
Dubinskaia
V A
VA
Koroleva
O A
OA
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000032:analysis / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003094:Collagen / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged
D003094:Collagen
Vliianie ioniziruiushcheĭ radiatsii na strukturu kollagenovykh volokon sukhozhiliĭ cheloveka.