English

Noun

fibrillin ‎(plural fibrillins)

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