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Main Entry: pro·col·la·gen
Pronunciation: -'käl-&-j&n
Function: noun
: a molecular precursor of collagen
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procollagen pro·col·la·gen (prō-kŏl'ə-jən)
n.
The soluble precursor of collagen possibly formed by fibroblasts in the process of collagen synthesis.

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