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The Effect of Fascicular Elastin on the Mechanical and Functional Properties of Healthy, Damaged, and Healing Tendon
<p>Mechanical properties of tendon are highly influenced by structural protein composition and microscopic sub-structures. Within the largest subunit of tendon, the fascicle, the role of the elastin protein remains understudied despite impressive extensibility and fatigue resistance of its …