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Elastic fiber
(redirected from Yellow elastic fibers)

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elastic fiber
n.
Any of the fibers 0.2 to 2 micrometers in diameter containing elastin. They branch and anastomose to form networks and fuse to form fenestrated membranes. Also called yellow fiber.
Elastic fiber
Fibrous, stretchable connective tissue made primarily from proteins, elastin, collagen, and fibrillin.
Mentioned in: Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
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