elastin
elastin
Definition
elas·tin (ē las′tin)
elastin
Usage Examples
Preposition: as
- bed: I like to describe collagen and elastin as the bed springs of the skin.
Modifies a noun
- fiber: The elastin fibers in the image below ( from loose connective tissue around the intestine ) are the thin black ones.
- fiber: These tissues include collagen and elastin fibers, which can become less supple with age and lack of stimulation.
- production: The deep acting peel stimulates the cells deep within the skin to promote collagen and elastin production while reducing blocked pores and bacteria.
- gene: Affected individuals have a microdeletion on chromosome 7 with disruption to the elastin gene.
- synthesis: Collagen and elastin synthesis decline with age, particularly after the age of 60 years.
- formation: The result was a clinically proven ingredient that stimulates collagen and elastin formation to help produce younger-looking skin.
Preposition: in
- skin: This helps prevent the loss of collagen and elastin in the skin.
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