MMP-9 selectively cleaves non-D-banded material on collagen fibrils with discrete plasticity damage in mechanically-overloaded tendon.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.03.020
Abstract: The mechanical properties of tendon are due to the properties and arrangement of its collagen fibril content. Collagen fibrils are highly-organized supermolecular structures with a periodic banding pattern (D-band) indicative of the geometry of molecular… read more here.
Keywords: collagen; collagen fibrils; discrete plasticity; damage ... See more keywords