| Term: | sclera collagen binding |
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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: | sclera |
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| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure that composes the opaque fibrous outer layer of the eye. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005563] |
| Name: | collagen binding |
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| Definition: | Binding to collagen, 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: Molecular Function [GO:0005518] QuickGO AmiGO |