Sentences with phrase «elastin fibers in»

It is necessary for hair growth and for development of elastin fibers in the skin.

«As we age, cell renewal begins to slow, the skin's outermost stratum corneum thickens, and elastin fibers in the dermis fall into disarray.»

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Prior studies with animals suggested that another function of the drug is to turn on the genes for elastin (a protein found in elastic fibers) and other elastic fiber genes, such as Fbn - 1 and Lox, causing elastin deposits within the blood vessel wall.

Elastin fibers play a big role in maintaining the integrity, elasticity, and the mechanical properties of cartilage.

Bovine tracheal cartilage is also rich in glycosaminoglycans which maintain and support collagen, elastin and turgidity (bounce) in the cellular spaces and keep protein fibers in balance and proportion.

The build - up of damaged elastin fibers result in old and wrinkled skin.

Collagen and elastin, the fibers that keep skin firm and elastic, are among the most vulnerable proteins in this process, she says.

The Cause The natural production of collagen and elastin, protein fibers in your skin that give it firmness and elasticity, starts slowing in your twenties.

Really like the high natural fiber content (98 % cotton / 2 % elastin for the black, 97 % cotton / 3 % elastin for the mahogany) and that they are made in USA (of imported fabric).

Cutaneous lesions include hyperkeratosis, follicular keratosis, hyperpigmentation, adnexal atrophy, loss of elastin fibers, and a loose network of collagen fibers in the dermis.