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elastinogenesis en · NOUN

Etymology

From elastin + -o- + -genesis.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The biogenesis of elastin
    • It has long been documented that LTBP-2 is associated with elastic fibers in developing elastic tissues [8 ] and there is evidence that LTBP-2 may play a negative regulatory role in elastinogenesis, inhibiting tropoelastin interactions with fibulin-5 and heparan sulphate proteoglycans [16 ]. 2015 August 12, “LTBP-2 Has a Single High-Affinity Binding Site for FGF-2 and Blocks FGF-2-Induced Cell Proliferation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: