Figure 1.

(Left) Schematic of the sequence of metabolic chemical reactions behind AGE formation (e.g. pentosidine)72 and (Right) how such products may form adducts and/or crosslinks on collagen structures39.

MLTJ Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal CIC Edizioni Internazionali 2014 July-September; 4(3): 303–308. ISSN: 2240-4554
Published online 2014 November 17.