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Elastic Tissue
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Definition
: Connective tissue comprised chiefly of elastic fibers. Elastic fibers have two components: ELASTIN and MICROFIBRILS.
ELASTIC CARTILAGE is also available
Other names
Elastic Fibers; Tissues, Elastic; Tissue, Elastic; Fibers, Elastic; Fiber, Elastic; Elastic Tissues; Elastic Fiber
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oxytalan
0
*Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Elastic Tissue.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2001 Oct;59(10):1186-92
elaunin
0
*Contractile Proteins
Elastic Tissue.
Andrologia 1986;18(2):133
microfibrillar protein
0
*Contractile Proteins
*Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Elastic Tissue.
Immunol 32(4):483;1978; J Invest Dermatol 72(1):1;1979