title: Aspartic acid racemization and collagen degradation markers reveal an accumulation of damage in tendon collagen that is enhanced with aging.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, UK. rejacth@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Chavaunne T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Thorpe
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Streeter
authors.forename: Gina L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Pinchbeck
authors.forename: Allen E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Goodship
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: Helen L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Birch
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D013710:Tendons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D024042:Collagen Type I; D001224:Aspartic Acid