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Disruption of Elastin in the Aging Skin, and the Little that Can Presently Be Done About It
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Disruption of Elastin in the Aging Skin, and the Little that Can Presently Be Done About It

The flexibility of skin, and other elastic tissue such as blood vessel walls, depends upon the structural arrangement of elastin in the extracellular matrix. Elastin is largely laid down during the developmental period of life, and not much repaired thereafter. Disruption of this structure is progressive over time and is a major contribution to the...