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Collagen Type X

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Definition: A non-fibrillar collagen found primarily in terminally differentiated hypertrophic CHONDROCYTES. It is a homotrimer of three identical alpha1(X) subunits.  precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)    Other names Type X, Procollagen; Procollagen, Type X; Collagen, Type X; Type X Procollagen; Procollagen Type X; Collagen alpha1(X); Collagen Type X, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type X, alpha1 Chain; Type X Collagen
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Col10a1 protein, mouse  0   *Collagen Type X. J Bone Miner Res. 2011 Dec;26(12):2899-910

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