What Are Elastic Fibers?

Elastic fiber (elastic fiber) is a kind of fiber, also known as yellow fiber, with less content than collagen fiber, but widely distributed. It is yellow in the fresh state. In HE stained sections, the color is reddish, and it is not easy to distinguish from collagen fibers. The elastic fibers can be dyed purple with aldehyde complex red. elasticity.

Elastic fiber

Elastic fiber is a kind of fiber, also known as yellow fiber.

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Observed by electron microscope, elastic fibers contain two components: microfibrils and homogeneous substances. Microfibrils are composed of an array of structural glycoproteins, which surrounds a homogeneous substance called elastin.