Book chapter
Organization and biomechanical properties of fibrillin microfibrils
Marfan Syndrome: A Primer for Clinicians and Scientists, pp.143-160
Medical Intelligence Unit, Springer New York LLC
2004
Abstract
The evolution and function of multicellular organisms has required tissue flexibility and the necessity to withstand stretch. These properties underpin movement and allow responses to changing environments. The elastic fibre is a bio-composite material composed of two insoluble extracellular matrix assemblies; fibrillin-rich microfibrils and elastin. Elastic fibres permit long-range deformability and recoil within dynamic tissues such as blood vessels, lungs, ligaments and skin.
Details
- Title
- Organization and biomechanical properties of fibrillin microfibrils
- Authors
- C M Kielty (Author)Tim J Wess (Author)J Louise Haston (Author)Michael J Sherratt (Author)Clair Baldock (Author)C Adrian Shuttleworth (Author)
- Contributors
- Peter N Robinson (Editor)Matthias Winzen (Editor)
- Publication details
- Marfan Syndrome: A Primer for Clinicians and Scientists, pp.143-160
- Series
- Medical Intelligence Unit
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Date published
- 2004
- ISBN
- 9781461347576
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450713602621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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