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What is elastin?
Elastin and collagen are both proteins found in the skin. Elastin gives the skin elasticity and collagen provides rigidity.
The two proteins work together to give skin its shape and firmness.
- Elastin is the main component of elastic fibre.
- It is a key protein found in connective tissue, allowing many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. It is found predominantly in the walls of arteries, lungs, intestines and skin, as well as other elastic tissues.
- Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, followed by elastin.
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Resilience
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