International Review of Connective Tissue Research

Contributors

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

The Primary Structure Of Collagen

I. Introduction

II. Methodical Aspects

III. Evolution of the Structural Analysis of Collagen and Its Present State

IV. The Sequence of Residues in Collagen Type I

V. The Sequence of Collagens Type II and Type III

VI. Implications of the Amino Acid Sequence for Formation Fibrils and Crosslinks

VII. Concluding Remarks

References

Immunochemistry of Collagens and Procollagens

I. Introduction

II. Antigenic Determinants in the Terminal Regions of Collagen

III. Collagen Conformation and Antigenic Specificity

IV. Procollagen: Modification of the Immune Response by a Globular Moiety

V. Immunogenicity of Collagen: Cellular and Structural Basis

VI. Concluding Remarks

References

Enzymic Degradation of Collagen

I. Preamble

II. Nomenclature

III. Enzymes Degrading Gelatin

IV. Enzymes Degrading Soluble Type I Collagen In Vitro

V. Insoluble Type I Collagen

VI. Type II Collagen

VII. Type III Collagen

VIII. Type IV Collagen (Basement Membrane)

IX. Miscellaneous Collagens

X. Summary

References

Elastin Structure in Health and Disease

I. Introduction

II. Historical Aspects of Elastin

III. Structural Studies of Elastin and Tropoelastin

IV. A Molecular Model for Elastin

V. Elastin Involvement in Aging and Atherosclerosis

VI. Special Methods in Isolation of Elastin and Tropoelastin

References

The Physical Properties of Elastic Tissue

I. Introduction

II. The Morphology of Elastic Tissues

III. Elastin: Composition

IV. Elastin: Structure

V. Elastin: The Elastic Mechanism

VI. The Mechanical Properties of Elastic Tissue

References

Glycoproteins of the Connective Tissue Matrix

I. Introduction

II. Methods of Isolation

III. Individual Tissues

IV. Biosynthesis

V. Concluding Remarks

References

Subject Index