elastina

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elastina

[elasˈt̪ina]

Rhymes with i.na

Where it comes from

De elástico y el sufijo -ina.

noun elastinas

Proteína del tejido conjuntivo con funciones estructurales que, a diferencia del colágeno que proporciona principalmente resistencia, confiere elasticidad a los tejidos. Se trata de un polímero con un peso molecular de 70 kDa con gran capacidad de expansión que recuerda ligeramente a una goma elástica.

In English

elastin protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen

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@misc{elastina_2026,
  title = {elastina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/elastina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}