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Category:GO:0071953 ! elastic fiber
name: elastic fiber
namespace: cellular_component
def: "An supramolecular fiber 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." [GOC:BHF, GOC:mah, PMID:20236620]
synonym: "elastic fibre" EXACT [GOC:mah]
synonym: "elastin fiber" EXACT [GOC:BHF]
is_a: GO:0099512 ! supramolecular fiber
relationship: part_of: GO:0031012 ! extracellular matrix
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<GOterm>GO:0071953</GOterm>
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