Still there is an age-dependent increase of elasticfibre surface density, mostly due to an alteration of the fibres.
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Any number of these are strung at pleasure upon the long elasticfibre that traverses the branches of the cocoanut tree.
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Taken together, we conclude that domains 16-17 are important for self-association of tropoelastin and elasticfibre formation.
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Heterozygote carriers had changes in dermal elasticfibre organization, morphology and labelling midway between those seen in PXE skin and normal skin.
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This study is the first to discover that domains of elastin play an essential role in elasticfibre formation by facilitating homotypic interactions.
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Dermal hypoechogenicity in PXE could be related to high hydration of connective tissue due to the presence of glycosaminoglycans despite elasticfibre mineralization.
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These were surrounded by extracellular sheaths and encircled by elasticfibres.
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With increasing age elasticfibres in human skin are progressively lysed and skin elasticity is also decreasing.
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Extracellular elasticfibres provide mechanical elasticity to tissues and contribute towards the processes of organ remodelling by affecting cell-cell signalling.
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In the case of the chameleon, it appears to be elasticfibres in the tongue itself that help it to unfurl so rapidly.