Fibril and hence the whole muscle. Elastin is a fibrous protein common in various soft tissues, like skin, blood vessels and lung tissue. Each monomer connects with each other, forming a 3D network, with ability to endure over 200% strain before deformation. Keratin is a structural protein mainly found in hair, nails, hooves, horns, quills. Basically keratin is formed by polypeptide chains, which coil into α-helices with sulfur cross-links or bond into β-sheets linked by hydrogen bonding. β-keratin, which is tougher than α-conformation, is more common in birds and reptiles. Resilin is an elastomeric insect protein, consisting of both α-helices and
History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States 2008. A woman who does not remove body hair is perceived as being less sexually attractive, sociable and intelligent than the same woman without body hair; and incites disgust. History of removal of leg and underarm hair in the United States At the outset of the United States, leg and underarm hair removal was not a common practice for women. In fact, body hair had been viewed as a boon by Caucasian people, and therefore removal was not an imported practice from European settlers into the United States. American women's new practice of armpit and leg hair removal began in