M L Tanzer
Science (New York, N.Y.), 180(4086), 561-566 (1973-05-11)
The formation of collagen cross-links is attributable to the presence of two aldehyde-containing amino acids which react with other amino acids in collagen to generate difunctional, trifunctional, and tetrafunctional cross-links. A necessary prerequisite for the development of these cross-links is