Tendon

:Tendon is also the name of a commune in the Vosges département in France.

Composition

Tendons are composed mainly of water, type-I collagen and cells called tenocytes. Minor fibrillar collagens, fibril-associated collagens and proteoglycans are present in small quantities and are critical for tendon structure. Most of the strength of tendon is due to the parallel, hierarchical arrangement of densely-packed collagen fibrils. Tenocytes are specialised fibroblasts responsible for the maintenance of collagen structure.

Related Topics:
Collagen - Proteoglycan - Fibroblast

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