intrafibrillar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

intra- +‎ fibrillar

Adjective[edit]

intrafibrillar (not comparable)

  1. Within a fibril.
    • 2015 September 2, “Protective Effects of Soluble Collagen during Ultraviolet-A Crosslinking on Enzyme-Mediated Corneal Ectatic Models”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Proteoglycans play an important role in the collagen interfibrillar crosslinking and intrafibrillar interaction and spacing, and the loss of their function will result in morphological changes and hydrodynamic malfunction, such as a decrease in resistance to stromal swelling.