Collagen-mineral axial relationship in calcified turkey leg tendon by X-ray and neutron diffraction

White, Stephen W.<sup>1</sup>; Hulmes, David J. S.<sup>1</sup>; Miller, Andrew<sup>1</sup>; Timmins, Peter A.<sup>2</sup>

Affiliations

¹Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, University of Oxford and European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation, France

²Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France

Abstract

The axial relationship between the collagen and mineral components in calcified turkey leg tendon was investigated using low-angle X-ray and neutron diffraction. The results indicate that the mineral is arranged with the same axial periodicity as the collagen and occupies the gap region of the collagen structure.

Links

DOI: 10.1038/266421a0

PubMed: 859610

WoS: A1977DA33400021

History

Received: 1976-11-30

Accepted: 1977-01-19

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