Collagen Type VI

"Collagen Type VI" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A non-fibrillar collagen that forms a network of MICROFIBRILS within the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The alpha subunits of collagen type VI assemble into antiparallel, overlapping dimers which then align to form tetramers.

Descriptor ID	D024142
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.860.300.250.400.200
Concept/Terms	Collagen Type VI Collagen Type VI Type VI (Intima) Collagen Intima Collagen Collagen, Intima Type VI Collagen Collagen, Type VI Procollagen Type VI Procollagen Type VI Type VI Procollagen Procollagen, Type VI Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Subunit Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Subunit Collagen Type-VI, alpha2 Chain Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Chain Collagen alpha2(VI) Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Subunit Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Subunit Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Chain Collagen alpha1(VI) Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Subunit Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Subunit Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Chain Collagen alpha3(VI)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Collagen Type VI".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Scleroproteins [D12.776.860]
Extracellular Matrix Proteins [D12.776.860.300]
Collagen [D12.776.860.300.250]
Non-Fibrillar Collagens [D12.776.860.300.250.400]
Collagen Type VI [D12.776.860.300.250.400.200]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Collagen Type VI".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Collagen Type VI".

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