MORRIONE TG. The formation of collagen fibers by the action of heparin on soluble collagen: an electron microscope study.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004;
96:107-14. [PMID:
14955567 PMCID:
PMC2136134 DOI:
10.1084/jem.96.2.107]
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Abstract
Collagen fibers have been formed in vitro by the action of heparm on solutions of collagen. Heparin was found to be effective in inducing collagen fiber formation when present in concentrations as low as 1-80,000. It is postulated that mast cells, by virtue of the heparin which they produce, may play a role in the formation of collagen.
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