Elastic fiber
[8][9][10] These particles then fuse to give rise to 1-2 micron spherules which continue to grow as they move down from the cells surface before being deposited onto fibrillin microfibrillar scaffolds.[1] These two families of enzymes react with the many lysine residues present in tropoelastin to form reactive aldehydes and allysine via oxidative deamination.The permanganate-bisulfite-toluidine blue reaction is a highly selective and sensitive method for demonstrating elastic fibers under polarizing optics.The induced birefringence demonstrates the highly ordered molecular structure of the elastin molecules in the elastic fiber.Cutis laxa and Williams syndrome have elastic matrix defects that have been directly associated with alterations in the elastin gene.
Anatomical terminologyextracellular matrixproteinselastinelauninoxytalantropoelastinglycosaminoglycansfibrillinlysyl oxidaselysinealdehydesallysineoxidative deaminationdesmosineisodesmosinecrosslinksglycoproteinsfibullinelastin receptorvisceral pleuraarteriesconnective tissue properelastic cartilageperiodontal ligamenttissuescarringkeloidsdermatofibromasanetodermasaldehyde fuchsinorceinWeigert's elastic stainhistologicalbirefringencecollagenCutis laxaWilliams syndromeAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyelastaseneutrophilsemphysemaBuschke–Ollendorff syndromeMenkes diseasepseudoxanthoma elasticumMarfan's syndromeHurler diseaselysosomalHypertensioncongenital heart defectsgreat arteriesarteriolesdegenerative diseaseactinic elastosisphotoagingelastosis perforans serpiginosaperforating calcific elastosislinear focal elastosispapillary dermisreticular dermisElastic arteryUIUC Histology SubjectConnective tissueSoft tissueFibrosisFibroblastFibrocyteReticular cellTendon cellAdipocyteMelanocyteWandering cellsMast cellMacrophageExtracellular matrixGround substanceTissue fluidCollagen fibersReticular fibersCOL3A1EMILIN1ProperReticularAdiposeDense irregular connective tissueSubmucosaDermisDense regular connective tissueLigamentTendonAponeurosisMucoidMesenchymalCartilage