Elastin

Introduction: Elastin

Description of Elastin

Elastin: collagen-like, elastic protein found in yellow connective tissue.
Source: CRISP

Elastin: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Elastin:

• MIM
• Yellow
• Yellow disease
• Fibrous
• Mucoprotein
• Major
• Connective
• Tissue

Terms associated with Elastin:

Related Topics

• Williams Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Elastin:

• Tropoelastin

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Elastin

• Biopolymers
• Extracellular Matrix Proteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• extracellular matrix protein
• fibrous protein

Source - CRISP

The term Elastin can be used for:

• tropoelastin

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Elastin

The following list attempts to classify Elastin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Macromolecular Substances
  • Polymers
    • Biopolymers
      • Elastin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Scleroproteins
      • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
        • Elastin

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