Age-related changes in pyridinoline content of rabbit collagen.
The age related changes in the content of pyridinoline were followed for collagen from rabbit muscles. Pyridinoline content of the muscle collagen in 2-week-old rabbits is very low and increases markedly with growth of the animals. However, it decreases after maturation in cardiac muscle but not in red & white muscle. Pyridinoline may serve as an interesting index for aging in connective tissue.
D000375:Aging; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D024510:Muscle Development; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits
D000596:Amino Acids; C015484:pyridinoline; D003094:Collagen