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Elastic Fibers
Known as:
Elastic Fiber
, Elastin fiber
, Fiber, Elastic
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An extracellular matrix part that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils…
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Dermis
Elastic Tissue
Intercellular matrix component
Elastin
Extracellular Matrix
Fibrillin Microfibrils
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Distinct fibroblast lineages determine dermal architecture in skin development and repair
R. Driskell
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B. Lichtenberger
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+8 authors
F. Watt
Nature
2013
Corpus ID: 4444325
Fibroblasts are the major mesenchymal cell type in connective tissue and deposit the collagen and elastic fibres of the…
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Review
2007
Review
2007
New insights into elastic fiber assembly.
Jessica E. Wagenseil
,
R. Mecham
Birth Defects Research Part C Embryo Today…
2007
Corpus ID: 38296237
Elastic fibers provide recoil to tissues that undergo repeated stretch, such as the large arteries and lung. These large…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Elastic fiber homeostasis requires lysyl oxidase–like 1 protein
Xiaoqing Liu
,
Yun Zhao
,
+6 authors
Tiansen Li
Nature Genetics
2004
Corpus ID: 21437283
Elastic fibers are components of the extracellular matrix and confer resilience. Once laid down, they are thought to remain…
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Collagen fibers, reticular fibers and elastic fibers. A comprehensive understanding from a morphological viewpoint.
T. Ushiki
Archives of histology and cytology
2002
Corpus ID: 24022947
Fibrous components of the extracellular matrix are light-microscopically classified into three types of fibers: collagen…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Macroscopic fibers and ribbons of oriented carbon nanotubes.
B. Vigolo
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A. Pénicaud
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+5 authors
P. Poulin
Science
2000
Corpus ID: 41947079
A simple method was used to assemble single-walled carbon nanotubes into indefinitely long ribbons and fibers. The processing…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Elastic modulus and hardness of cortical and trabecular bone lamellae measured by nanoindentation in the human femur.
P. Zysset
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X. Guo
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C. E. Hoffler
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Kristin E. Moore
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S. Goldstein
Journal of Biomechanics
1999
Corpus ID: 35240329
Review
1993
Review
1993
Extracellular matrix 4: The elastic fiber
J. Rosenbloom
,
W. Abrams
,
R. Mecham
The FASEB Journal
1993
Corpus ID: 7187940
The elastic properties of many tissues such as the lung, dermis, and large blood vessels are due to the presence of elastic…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Marked longevity of human lung parenchymal elastic fibers deduced from prevalence of D-aspartate and nuclear weapons-related radiocarbon.
Steven
,
D. Shapiro
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+8 authors
Campbell
Journal of Clinical Investigation
1991
Corpus ID: 1961045
Normal structure and function of the lung parenchyma depend upon elastic fibers. Amorphous elastin is biochemically stable in…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Weak elastic anisotropy
L. Thomsen
1986
Corpus ID: 55812118
Most bulk elastic media are weakly anisotropic. -The equations governing weak anisotropy are much simpler than those governing…
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Studies in cutaneous aging: I. The elastic fiber network.
I. Braverman
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E. Fonferko
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
1982
Corpus ID: 42822552
We studied by light and electron microscopy the elastic fibers in he sun exposed and sun protected skin of normal and psoriatic…
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