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procollagen

procollagen noun: the precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.

Noun

procollagen (plural procollagens)

  1. The precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.

Forms of procollagen

pluralprocollagens

Origin of procollagen

From pro- + collagen.

Questions about procollagen

What does procollagen mean?
Procollagen means the precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.
What part of speech is procollagen?
Procollagen is a noun.
What is the plural of procollagen?
The plural of procollagen is procollagens.

Words near procollagen in the dictionary

  1. procofactor
  2. procofactors
  3. procognitive
  4. procolipase
  5. procolipases
  6. procollagen
  7. procollagenase
  8. procollagenases
  9. procollagens
  10. procolophonid
  11. procolophonids

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