Changes with Age in Amino Acid Composition of Arterial Elastin.
- 1 April 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 76 (4) , 714-717
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-76-18604
Abstract
Comparative analyses of elastin extracted from young and old human aortas reveal a pattern of characteristic age changes consisting; of increases in specific gravity, Ca content, and free carboxyl groups. There is an underlying shift in the relative amino acid composition of the protein. The pulmonary artery, in contrast to the aorta, shows minimal age changes.Keywords
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