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elastosis
(redirected from solar elastosis)

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Noun1.elastosis - breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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This is due to tissue damage, which is called solar elastosis.
How Sunlight Can Be Healthy and Harmful to Your Skin? by Semul Johnson / Food/cooking/nutrition community
As for the mechanism of solar elastosis, increased elastin mRNA levels resulting from transcriptional up-regulation of the gene have been reported.
Dermal connective tissue metabolism in photoageing by Life Extension
Mean age of the patients correlated significantly with the presence or absence of solar elastosis (70.
Frequency of skin lesions in haemodialysis patients in four Iranian ... by Roodsari, M. Rahmati; Malekzad, F. / Clinical Dermatology
 
 
 
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