DSC Study of Collagen in Disc Disease

Table 2

Denaturation temperature of disc collagen obtained with the heating rate of 0. 5°C/min.

Patient	Age of patient	Denaturation temperature T (°C)	Enthalpy, ΔH (J/g)
Men	26	51.9	10.6
Women	37	52.1	18.8
	60	51.2	25.8
Healthy control	36	50.3	78.8