The extracellular matrix of Gadus morhua muscle contains types III, V, VI and IV collagens in addition to type I

Confocal microscopy and immuno‐histochemistry were used to examine collagens in the extracellular matrix of cod Gadus morhua swimming muscle. In addition to the well known presence of type I fibrous collagen, types III and VI were also found in the myocommata and the endomysium. The beaded collagen,...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Brüggemann, D. A., Lawson, M. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005
Subjects:
Gadus morhua
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00650.x
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Summary:Confocal microscopy and immuno‐histochemistry were used to examine collagens in the extracellular matrix of cod Gadus morhua swimming muscle. In addition to the well known presence of type I fibrous collagen, types III and VI were also found in the myocommata and the endomysium. The beaded collagen, type VI, was found in the endomysium and the network forming collagen, type IV, was found in the basement membrane. This is the first report of type V collagen in cod muscle and of types II, IV and VI in the muscle of a teleost.

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