Human Collagen Type V

Human Collagen Type V is one of a family of proteins found particularly in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals (approximately one-third of the body's total protein) . Over two dozen types of collagen have been described; Type V in particular is found in most interstitial tissues and associates with Type I collagen. Human Collagen Type V is also found in the placenta. Human Collagen Type V has been tested in SDS-Page and can be utilized as a control or standard reagent in Western Blotting and ELISA experiments.