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1. The relation of age to collagen and hexosamine content of aorta, tendon and skin was studied in rats from 4 weeks to 2 1/2 years of age. Collagen content increased with age between 4 and 8 weeks in aorta and tendon; between 4 weeks and 8 months in skin. Hexosamine increased with age in aorta and decreased with age in tendon and skin.
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