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Salt-soluble Collagen and Elastin in the Human Aorta and Pulmonary Artery

Salt-soluble Collagen and Elastin in the Human Aorta and Pulmonary Artery

K Ooi, M P Lacy, P F Davis, R Kittelberger, W E Stehbens

Exp Mol Pathol. 1991 Aug;55(1):25-9.

PMID: 1884767

Abstract:

Collagen and elastin, the major structural components of blood vessels, have a very low turnover. In disease, this rate may be increased and an elevation of the tissue concentration of the soluble degradation fragments might be anticipated. In this preliminary study the concentration of extractable collagen and elastin in the aorta and pulmonary artery of eight human subjects postmortem was determined. The proportion of pulmonary artery collagen and elastin that was soluble was generally either equal to or greater than that in the abdominal aorta. The fraction of collagen that was salt extractable was larger than the soluble elastin fraction.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP9007583-E	Elastin, soluble from human aorta		9007-58-3	Price

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