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spongy bone
lamella
collagen fiber
cortical bone
haversian
osteon canal
mineralized
collagen fibers
100x40x2 mm
collagen molecule
collagen fibrils third order lamella
fascicle second order lamella
tertiary fibre first
bundle order
lamella
collagen molecules
collagen fibrils
(triple helices)
amino acid chains
collagen fibrils
amino acid chains
Structure of the collagen and the keratin proteins. The below illustration
shows the detailed inner structure of a collagen fiber.
