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elastolysis

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elastolysis /elas·tol·y·sis/ (e″las-tol´ĭ-sis) the digestion of elastic substance or tissue.
perifollicular elastolysis  see under anetoderma.

elastolysis
the digestion of elastic substance or tissue.


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Other possible mechanisms for HHCE-mediated atherogenesis include altered methylation of DNA, altered cell-membrane regulatory proteins, decreased bioavailability of nitric oxide, increased elastolysis and collagen accumulation, over-stimulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, and excessive adhesion of monocytes and neutrophils to endothelium.
Dermal elastolysis was more frequent in preulcerative lesions (p=0.
 
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