1 : any of various composite plants (genus Chrysanthemum) including weeds, ornamentals grown for their brightly colored often double flower heads, and others important as sources of medicinals and insecticides. 2 : a flower head of an ornamental chrysanthemum.
Elastin is a highly elastic protein in connective tissue and allows many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. Elastin helps skin to return to its original position when it is poked or pinched.
Found This Helpful. Collagen and elastin are structural proteins made and used in the human body. Collagen is found primarily in tendons, ligaments, and the connective tissue of skin, blood vessels, and lungs. Elastin is found primarily in the artery walls, lungs, intestines, and skin.These proteins work in partnership in connective tissues.ollagen does not allow the elastin to stretch to the point of breaking. In the skin, collagen and elastin are the primary components of the dermis--the layer right beneath the epidermis. They provide the support structure of the skin.