| Term: | integument collagen metabolic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | integument |
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| Synonyms: | skin |
| Definition: | The outer protective barrier that separates the animal from its aquatic environment. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000368] |
| Name: | collagen metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | collagen metabolism |
| Definition: | The chemical reactions and pathways involving collagen, any of a group of fibrous proteins of very high tensile strength that form the main component of connective tissue in animals. Collagen is highly enriched in glycine (some regions are 33% glycine) and proline, occurring predominantly as 3-hydroxyproline (about 20%). |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0032963] QuickGO AmiGO |