Type III collagen fiber predominance

Older age is associated with type III collagen fiber predominance in rats.

“The aging process showed changes in the collagen fibrils, with a predominance of type III fibers in the elderly group”

Animalselderly versus adult Wistar ratscalcaneal tendon bone-tendon junctionmalesn = 40

Structural and Ultrastructural Characteristics of Bone-Tendon Junction of the Calcaneal Tendon of Adult and Elderly Wistar Rats

PloS one·Apr 14, 2016