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Collagen and scurvy

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Scurvy was a common disease among sailors in the eighteenth century. It is now known to be caused by vitamin C deficiency. Postgraduate researcher Eliana Lingard explains how scurvy, vitamin C and the protein collagen are linked

Legs of a scurvy sufferer. Haemorrhages are attributed to abnormal blood vessels, which, together with hard lumps on the muscles, are caused by defective collagen

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