fibrillin

English

Etymology

From fibril +‎ -in.

Noun

fibrillin (countable and uncountable, plural fibrillins)

1. A glycoprotein present in human skin, necessary for forming the elastic fibres in connective tissue.
   • 2007 May 3, The Guardian, page 3:

     Skin ageing, mostly caused by the effects of sun, he explained, is a result of damage between the epidermis and the dermis caused when a protein called fibrillin disappears.

Derived terms

• microfibrillin