The collagen that is included in face creams comes from animal skin.
...collagen injections.
English dictionary. 2008.
Collagen VI — is a form of collagen primarily associated with the extracellular matrix of skeletal muscle.[1] It is associated with the genes COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3. Defects are associated with Bethlem myopathy and Ullrich congenital muscular… … Wikipedia
Collagen — is the principal protein of the skin, tendons, cartilage, bone and connective tissue. * * * The major protein (comprising over half of that in mammals) of the white fibers of connective tissue, cartilage, and bone, that is insoluble in water but… … Medical dictionary
Collagen — Col la*gen, n. [Gr. ko lla glue + gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collagen — collagen. См. коллаген. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Collagen — Collagen, Glutin (s.d.) gebendes Gewebe … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
collagen — structural protein of connective tissue, 1843, from Fr. collagène, from Gk. kolla glue + gen giving birth to (see GEN (Cf. gen)) … Etymology dictionary
collagen — ► NOUN ▪ the main structural protein found in animal connective tissue, yielding gelatin when boiled. ORIGIN French collagène, from Greek kolla glue … English terms dictionary
collagen — [käl′ə jən] n. [< Gr kolla, glue + GEN] a fibrous protein found in connective tissue, bone, and cartilage collagenic [käl′əjən′ik] adj. collagenous [kə laj′ə nəs] adj … English World dictionary
Collagen — Tropocollagen triple helix Collagen /ˈkɒlədʒɨn/ is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals.[1] It is the main component of connectiv … Wikipedia
collagen — collagenous /keuh laj euh neuhs/, adj. /kol euh jeuhn/, n. Biochem. any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, esp. in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as… … Universalium
