MeSH definition : A fibrillar collagen consisting of three identical alpha1(III) chains that is widely
distributed in many tissues containing COLLAGEN TYPE I. It is particularly abundant
in BLOOD VESSELS and may play a role in tissues with elastic characteristics.;
MeSH synonym : type iii collagen; collagen, type III;
MeSH hyponym : collagen type III, alpha1 chain; type III procollagen; Collagen alpha1(III); Procollagen Type III;
MeSH annotation : precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM);
A fibrillar collagen consisting of three identical alpha1(III) chains that is widely
distributed in many tissues containing COLLAGEN TYPE I. It is particularly abundant
in BLOOD VESSELS and may play a role in tissues with elastic characteristics.
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