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Descriptor English: Tropoelastin
Descriptor Spanish: Tropoelastina
Descriptor tropoelastina
Scope note: Precursor soluble en sales de la elastina. En el tejido conjuntivo se convierte en elastina por acción de la lisil-oxidasa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tropoelastina
Descriptor French: Tropoélastine
Entry term(s): Tropoelastin b
Tree number(s): D12.776.811.850
D12.776.860.300.350.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014333
Scope note: A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue.
Annotation: a protein precursor; /biosyn /physiol permitted
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Elastin (1966-1976)
Protein Precursors (1973-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ELASTIN 1977-90
History Note: 91(77); was see under ELASTIN 1977-90
DeCS ID: 29571
Unique ID: D014333
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/27
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Tropoelastin - Preferred
Concept UI M0022038
Scope note A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue.
Preferred term Tropoelastin
Tropoelastin b - Narrower
Concept UI M0022039
Preferred term Tropoelastin b



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