Tropoelastin

Japanese: tropoelastin
Tropoelastin

…Elastic fibers are produced by fibroblasts or smooth muscle cells. The precursor, tropoelastin, is synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum of these cells and secreted outside the cells. Elastin is not digested by trypsin, but is digested by elastase released from the pancreas. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "tropoelastin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…弾性繊維は繊維芽細胞あるいは平滑筋細胞によって作られる。前駆物質であるトロポエラスチンtropoelastinがこれらの細胞の粗面小胞体内で合成され,細胞外に出される。エラスチンは,トリプシンによっては消化されないが,膵臓から出るエラスターゼによって消化される。…

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