fibrillin

English

Noun

fibrillin (plural fibrillins)

  1. A glycoprotein present in human skin, necessary for forming the elastic fibres in connective tissue.
    • 2007: Skin ageing, mostly caused by the effects of sun, he explained, is a result of damage between the epidermis and the dermis caused when a protein called fibrillin disappears. — The Guardian, 3 May 2007, p. 3
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