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elastic tissue [i′las·tik ′tish·ü] (histology) A type of connective tissue having a predominance of elastic fibers, bands, or lamellae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ciba Foundation Symposium: The Molecular Biology and Pathology of Elastic Tissues. About 30 percent of people with Peyronie's disease develop fibrosis (hardened cells) in other elastic tissues of the body, such as on the hand or foot. Some suspect that the lungs of fetuses whose mothers smoke, like those of fetal rats in laboratory tests, weigh less and produce less elastin (the main protein of the lung's elastic tissue fibers), thus decreasing pulmonary function. |
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