elastic fiber

id: GO:0071953
name: elastic fiber
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: An extracellular matrix part that consists of an insoluble core of polymerized tropoelastin monomers and a surrounding mantle of microfibrils. Elastic fibers provide elasticity and recoiling to tissues and organs, and maintain structural integrity against mechanical strain.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0044420extracellular matrix part