The dermis contains blood vessels that nourish the skin, and proteins called elastin and collagen that keep it taut.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Science of Cosmetics] Reference

The researchers attached this 'contrast agent' to a molecule that binds to the protein elastin, which is found in artery walls.    From Wordnik.com.  [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference

Loss of collagen and elastin which is common as you age.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

Moreover, many other silk-like biomaterials such as elastin, collagen, byssus, resilin, and other repetitive proteins have similar features to spider silk protein.    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference

Copper is necessary for the production of elastin and for equilibrium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health Letter To A Friend] Reference

It also triggers an enzyme involved in cross-linking collagen and elastin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference

The most vulnerable being our skin's personal trainers, collagen and elastin.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2007] Reference

Once triggered, these receptors prompt cell growth and collagen and elastin synthesis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference

This includes collagen and elastin, which keep our skin soft and pliable and free of wrinkles.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE] Reference

The third step is the EpiRenewal moisturizer that stimulates collagen and elastin in the skin.?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turn Back the Clock: Our Picks For the Top Anti-Aging Products of 2006] Reference

Abnormal architecture of the collagen and elastin fibers in the dermis is the crux of the problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference

Consider that pores require the structural base of collagen and elastin to hold them nice and tight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference

She pushed outward, corrupting the cellular network, distending the intricate lattice of collagen and elastin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charlotte's Nexus] Reference

The purple parts are collagen and elastin fibers embedded in cartilage and the pink at the top and bottom is bone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference

Morrison knew that some of them might be elastin and that the collagen itself might come in subtly different varieties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Destination Brain]

When increased levels of this fat-soluble form of vitamin C are in the dermis, levels of both collagen and elastin increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sun and Tanning] Reference

This high performance treatment also helps to stimulate and strengthen the collagen and elastin fibers to plump up the skin?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turn Back the Clock: Our Picks For the Top Anti-Aging Products of 2006] Reference

Cosmeceutical copper peptides promise to heal aging skin in a similar way: by promoting collagen, elastin, and GAG synthesis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference

The threads encode a copolymer protein composed of elastin - and collagen-like sequences. but her haiku gets to the heart of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Lundberg: Doctoral Dissertations In Haiku] Reference

These collagen and elastin-stimulating effects are even more magnified when vitamin C ester is added to formulations containing DMAE.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sun and Tanning] Reference

Studies show that they are extremely protective to fibroblast cells, which are responsible for producing collagen and elastin in our skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forever Young] Reference

Be skeptical of products that claim to augment your own natural collagen or elastin, whose job it is to keep skin plumped up and youthful.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Buy & Sell just about Everything] Reference

Loss of elasticity and volume, decreased collagen, elastin, and even bone, and gravity all act to alter the symmetry of the face over time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Simple Skin Beauty] Reference

As we age, our bodies struggle to replenish stores of collagen and elastin, and some people are genetically primed to break these down faster than others.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Science of Cosmetics] Reference

These ingredients drive up the production of new collagen and elastin.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

Copper stimulates enzymes to help build new elastin and collagen fibers.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Collagen Along with elastin, collagen fibres form the backbone of your skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

And some of the most important proteins that contribute to elasticity are keratin, collagen and elastin.    From Wordnik.com.  [We Blog A Lot] Reference

Excess sugar creates toxins that trigger inflammation, increase free-radical damage and undermine collagen and elastin fibers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

However, she said, such a test would only identify patients at higher risk for emphysema and other elastin-associated diseases.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

They play a role in maintaining healthy skin, in the products of collagen and elastin and nourishing the hair follicle, he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [CosmeticsDesign RSS] Reference

She and her colleagues found that some patients did not have the elastin-specific cells in their lungs, even though they had smoked.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

The active ingredient is retinol, or vitamin A, which stimulates the skin cells on the surface to produce new collagen and elastin. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recent Activity] Reference

This, and manual structural troubles journalistic as elastin, cannot compel derived by your skin, because they are relatively too dense.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wii-volution]

The UV rays of the sun damages your skin cells and causes free radicals to become very active destroying your collagen and elastin levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [redblueamerica.com blogs] Reference