Elastotic material and elastic fibers in aged skin: an ultrastructural study with conventional and tannic acid stain.
Elastotic material and aged elastic fibers were studied with an electron microscopy, using both conventional and tannic acid stain. (1) A relatively large part of the fibrous form, and a lesser part of the amorphous form stained positive with the tannic acid stain. (2) Aged elastic fibers showed some age-related findings with both conventional and tannic acid staining. It is suggested that the elastotic material originates from the elastic fibers and progresses from the fibrous to the amorphous form.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins