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The 63 pages that link to Collagen, each with the reason it gives.

• Wound healingRelated: Its deposition and reorganization give healing tissue much of its tensile strength.

• KeratinCompared with: Collagen strengthens connective tissue outside cells, unlike keratin’s intracellular filaments.

• Extracellular matrixRelated: Collagen fibers provide tensile strength to many extracellular matrices.

• ProteinBroader topic: Collagen’s tensile strength helps support skin, tendons, cartilage, and bone.

• ExoskeletonRelated: Collagen supports mineralized external structures in some invertebrates.

• Spider silkCompared with: It is another structural protein, but collagen’s biological role and molecular architecture differ from silk.

• Connective tissueBroader topic: Collagen fibers provide tensile strength to many connective tissues.

• HemostasisRelated: Vessel injury exposes collagen that supports platelet adhesion and coagulation.

• BraisingRelated: Slow cooking converts connective tissue in many braising cuts into gelatin.

• TendonRelated: Collagen fibers make tendons strong along the direction of applied force.

• LeatherRelated: Tanning stabilizes collagen fibers, preserving leather’s strength and flexibility.

• CartilageRelated: Collagen fibers reinforce cartilage and help it resist tension.

• BoneRelated: Collagen gives bone matrix tensile strength and flexibility.

• DermisRelated: Collagen fibers provide the dermis with resistance to stretching and tearing.

• GlycineBroader topic: Every third residue is glycine, allowing the three chains to pack closely together.

• ParchmentRelated: Its fiber network gives parchment much of its strength and dimensional behavior.

• PorkRelated: Collagen-rich pork cuts become tender when slow cooking breaks down their connective tissue.

• SquidRelated: Long, moist cooking can soften connective tissue in squid.

• BlubberRelated: Collagen fibers help organize and mechanically support blubber.

• Composite bowNarrower topic: Collagen-rich sinew supplies the tensile strength used in composite construction.

• GelatinNarrower topic: Gelatin is made by partially breaking down collagen’s molecular structure.

• Vitamin CRelated: Vitamin C enables enzymes to stabilize collagen’s characteristic triple-helical structure.

• Ascorbic acidRelated: Ascorbic acid enables enzymes to modify collagen residues, supporting stable collagen structure.

• Periodontal ligamentNarrower topic: Collagen provides most of the ligament’s tensile strength.

• Pressure cookingRelated: Elevated temperatures soften collagen-rich cuts faster than ordinary simmering.

• ScurvyRelated: Impaired collagen maintenance produces scurvy’s fragile vessels and poor wound healing.

• FibroblastRelated: Fibroblasts synthesize collagen, a major load-bearing component of connective tissue.

• TanningRelated: Tanning agents bind to or alter this protein to resist decay and shrinkage.

• Ligament (anatomy)Related: Collagen fibers let ligaments resist pulling forces without tearing under ordinary loads.

• Albert Szent-GyörgyiRelated: Vitamin C’s role in collagen formation explains why its discovery mattered in human nutrition.

• AsbestosisRelated: Excess collagen deposited in lung tissue makes it stiff.

• FasciaRelated: Collagen fibers let many fascial layers resist stretching and transmit pulling forces.

• ByssusRelated: Collagen-like proteins contribute tensile strength to many byssal threads.

• ChoanocyteRelated: Sponge cells, including choanocytes, interact with a collagen-rich supporting matrix.

• Ehlers–Danlos syndromeNarrower topic: Collagen structure is altered in several Ehlers–Danlos subtypes, weakening skin, vessels, or other tissues.

• KeloidRelated: Dense, disorganized collagen bundles form much of a keloid’s raised scar tissue.

• LacerationRelated: New collagen helps restore strength but can leave a scar.

• TendinopathyRelated: Type I collagen is the principal structural protein in healthy tendon tissue.

• Chicken stockRelated: Slow, moist heat converts collagen in chicken parts into gelatin.

• ElastinCompared with: Collagen resists stretching, whereas elastin permits stretch and recoil.

• Tunica mediaRelated: Collagen in the media helps limit excessive vessel-wall stretching.

• ProlineRelated: Collagen’s repeating proline and hydroxyproline residues help stabilize its triple helix.

• Slow cookerRelated: Its gradual breakdown helps make tough cuts tender in long-cooked dishes.

• Corned beefRelated: Slow cooking softens connective tissue in the tough beef cuts commonly used.

• KeratoconusRelated: Corneal collagen architecture helps the tissue resist pressure and preserve its curvature.

• Beef tenderloinRelated: Tenderloin contains less tough connective tissue than heavily worked muscles.

• BrisketRelated: Heat and time convert brisket’s collagen into gelatin.

• Tannic acidRelated: Tannic acid stabilizes collagen fibers during leather tanning.

• AponeurosisBroader topic: Collagen fibers give aponeuroses their tensile strength.

• Chicken soupRelated: Heat converts collagen from chicken bones and connective tissue into gelatin in the broth.