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Cervical Softening - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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* '''Collagen fibre bundles''': helical strands of amino acids bound together to form fibrils
* '''Collagen fibre bundles''': helical strands of amino acids bound together to form fibrils
* '''Proteoglycan Matrix''': protein core with '''glycosaminoglycan''' branches '''(GAGs)'''. GAGs determine the degree of collagen fibre aggregation. An increased GAG content reduces collagen aggregation and vice versa.
* '''Proteoglycan Matrix''': protein core with '''glycosaminoglycan''' branches '''(GAGs)'''. GAGs determine the degree of collagen fibre aggregation. An increased GAG content reduces collagen aggregation and vice versa.
Cervical softening involves two changes in the intracellular matrix:
Cervical softening involves two changes in the intracellular matrix:
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* Reduction of collagen fibres
* Increase in GAGs to decrease aggregation of the remaining collagen fibres.