Quantitative morphology of dermal elastic fibers system of the human face during aging.
Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn
; 74(2-3): 65-73, 1997 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-9341292
ABSTRACT
Human skin has various distributions and arrangements of elastic fiber (EF). Previous reports did not clearly show the distribution of EF in the face skin because of various contents during aging. In this study, a color image analyzer indicated distribution of elastic, oxytalan, and muscle fibers in human face skin. During aging the muscle fiber size and the content of the EF decreased in the modiolus and inferior labial regions of the human skin, and the ratio of the EF was lower than that of oxytalan fiber measured areas. That is, the dimension of oxytalan fiber may reflect the content of EF, and muscle has a role in the distribution of the EF in human face skin. In the deeper regions, small and large EF bundles were found near the sheath of gland and muscles. Therefore, face movement might be an important aspect to maintaining the EF content of human face skin.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pele
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Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Pele
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Envelhecimento
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Tecido Elástico
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Face
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article