Which of the following statements is/are true about collagen?   a)  It gives epithelial layers tensile strength and allows them to stretch.   b)  It requires hydroxylation of particular amino acids post-translationally.   c)  It is present in different epithelial cell types in different forms, such that it serves as a usual marker for the origin of difference cancers.   d)  a and c   e)  a, b and c

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Which of the following statements is/are true about collagen?

 

a) 

It gives epithelial layers tensile strength and allows them to stretch.

 

b) 

It requires hydroxylation of particular amino acids post-translationally.

 

c) 

It is present in different epithelial cell types in different forms, such that it serves as a usual marker for the origin of difference cancers.

 

d) 

a and c

 

e) 

a, b and c

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