Lateral Growth of Type I Collagen Fibrils (IMAGE)

World Scientific

Lateral Growth of Type I Collagen Fibrils

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(a) From the planar configuration of the layering to a helicoidal one, the strong lines are triple helices in double-twist, and (b) quadrant of a phyllotactic pattern showing the increase of the spacing between grain boundaries when moving away from the center.

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