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Collagen pieces tell your body to fix tendons and cartilage — regular amino acids don’t do that.

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Stimulation of type II collagen biosynthesis and secretion in bovine chondrocytes cultured with degraded collagen

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2003 Mar

The study found that broken-down collagen bits make cartilage cells produce more collagen, but regular protein bits from wheat don’t — meaning collagen peptides have a special effect that other proteins don’t.

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The Molecular Interaction of Collagen with Cell Receptors for Biological Function

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The study talks about how collagen interacts with cells in general, but it doesn't compare collagen peptides to other amino acids or prove that only collagen triggers repair in tendons and cartilage.

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