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Tropoelastin
Medical Definition: | A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue. |
Guide Notes: | a protein precursor; /biosyn /physiol permitted |
Also Called: | Tropoelastin b |
Previously Indexed: | Elastin (1966-1976),Protein Precursors (1973-1976) |
Tropoelastin Medical Definitions and Terms
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