Concept information
Preferred term
tropoelastin
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2018
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/317260
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