Elastic Tissue
"Elastic Tissue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Connective tissue comprised chiefly of elastic fibers. Elastic fibers have two components: ELASTIN and MICROFIBRILS.
| Descriptor ID |
D004547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Elastic Tissue- Elastic Tissue
- Elastic Tissues
- Tissue, Elastic
- Tissues, Elastic
Elastic Fibers- Elastic Fibers
- Elastic Fiber
- Fiber, Elastic
- Fibers, Elastic
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Joss-Moore LA, Wang Y, Yu X, Campbell MS, Callaway CW, McKnight RA, Wint A, Dahl MJ, Dull RO, Albertine KH, Lane RH. IUGR decreases elastin mRNA expression in the developing rat lung and alters elastin content and lung compliance in the mature rat lung. Physiol Genomics. 2011 May 13; 43(9):499-505.
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Thibeault DW, Mabry SM, Ekekezie II, Truog WE. Lung elastic tissue maturation and perturbations during the evolution of chronic lung disease. Pediatrics. 2000 Dec; 106(6):1452-9.