Total collagen content and distribution is increased in human colon during advancing age.

Nicholas BaidooEllie CrawleyCharles H KnowlesGareth J SangerAbi Belai

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Greater total collagen content was found in the submucosa and muscularis externa of the elderly human male and female colon. These changes may contribute to a possible loss of function with ageing.

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