Second harmonic generation imaging reveals entanglement of collagen fibers in the elephant trunk skin dermis
Abstract Form-function relationships often have tradeoffs: if a material is tough, it is often inflexible, and vice versa. This is particularly relevant for the elephant trunk, where the skin should be protective yet elastic. To investigate how this is achieved, we used classical histochemical stain...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2025-01-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07386-w |
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