Why 2? - Biology Forum

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MrMistery 18 years, 8 months ago

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- February 25, 2006 at 1:53 pm #3772
  pankaaj
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  In extracellular matrix Collagen & Elastin is present.
  Collagen is for strength & Elastin is for elastisity?
  So why 2? Is there any another molecule acting as both?
- February 25, 2006 at 5:42 pm #41778
  sdekivit
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  collagen is needed for resistance to stretchforces (tissue strength) elastin is needed for recoiling of the tissue to the original stat after deformation.
  –> these two have different function so both are needed.
- February 25, 2006 at 7:01 pm #41786
  MrMistery
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  and no, there is no one molecule that can do both as good as these two molecules do them individually…
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