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Meanings of elastolysis in English

Spanish
cutis laxa
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Skin disease characterized by skin that is loose, hanging, wrinkled and lacking in elasticity; it can also affect connective tissue in other parts of the body, including the heart, blood vessels, joints, intestines and lungs.

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        We conclude that measurement of urine desmosine may not be useful as an indirect measurement of elastolysis in cigarette smokers.
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        Purpose: In vitro studies have recently demonstrated that homocysteine interacts with the aortic wall by inducing both elastolysis and endothelial perturbation.
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        These data establish that an abnormal extracellular matrix without overt elastolysis is sufficient to confer susceptibility to postnatal normoxia, reminiscent of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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        cutis laxa
        Elastolysis through the time