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Does the lymphatic system have elastin fibers?
No, elastin is a connective tissue and not considered a part of the lymphatic system.
Collagen and elastin are added to many skin care products What type of tissue are they normally part of?
Connective tissue
Can topical elastin become part of native elastin?
topical elastin
Which glycoprotein is found in connective tissue and walls of arteries?
ELASTIN
Is Elastin a lipid?
Elastin is a protein which helps to keep tissues flexible but strong. Elastin helps tissue to return to its normal shape after a push or pull. It appears that normal elastin contains about 1 to 3% lipoprotein (or lipid), but may incorporate higher percentages in atheroschlerosis.
The yellow fibers that make connective tissue flexible is called what?
Elastic connective tissues have fibers that are composed of the protein elastin. And provide rubbery resiliency to matrix.
What cell type is primarily responsible for producing protein fibers found in connective tissue proper?
Elastin Fiber.
What type of organic compound is elastin?
Proteins
Why do tissues become stiffer and less efficient with aging?
There is a decrease in collagen and elastin in connective tissue.
Distinguish between collagen and elastin?
Collagenous fibers are the white fibers consisting of the protein collagen, common in connective tissues, including bone matrix as on the other hand Elastin fibers are stretchy yellow connective tissue fibers consisting of the protein elastin.
A protein in the connective tissue of meat that cannot be softened and tenderized by cooking?
Elastin. Usually found mixed in with other CTs like collagen, elastin is essentially impossible to render edible.
Are all type of connective tissue vascular?
Yes. Blood is a connective tissue, part of the specialized liquid connective tissue.
