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elastic fiber
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Term info
Label
elastic fiber
created by
mah
creation date
2010-10-11T11:44:57Z
definition
An supramolecular fiber that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils. Elastic fibers provide elasticity and recoiling to tissues and organs, and maintain structural integrity against mechanical strain.
has exact synonym
elastin fiber, elastic fibre
has obo namespace
cellular_component
id
GO:0071953
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl