what type of fibre tendon has
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A tendon is composed of dense fibrous connective tissue made up primarily of collagenous fibres. Primary collagen fibres, which consist of bunches of collagen fibrils, are the basic units of a tendon
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Tendons consist of mainly type 1 collagen fibres (but there are others present) and proteoglycan. The type 1 collagen fibres are responsible for the tensile strength of the tendon whereas the proteoglycan are responsible for the viscoelastic nature of the tendon.
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