Adrenal gland - Elastin fibres surround cell nests of the adrenal medulla.
Aorta, media - Elastin is most abundant in the media of the aorta
Appendix, mucosa
Appendix, muscular wall - Smooth muscle cells are surrounded of by elastin fibres.
Bone marrow
Breast
Bronchus, mucosa - High content of elastin fibres along the bronchus mucosa.
Cerebellum (molecular layer, Purkinje cell layer, granule cell layer, white matter)
Cerebellum (molecular, Purkinje cell, granule cell layers; white matter)
Cerebrum, grey matter
Cerebrum, white matter
Colon descendens, mucosa - Elastin fibres predominate in the lamina propria, around smooth muscle cells of the muscularis mucosae, and in blood vessels.
Colon descendens, muscular wall - Smooth muscle cells are surrounded of by elastin fibres.
Duodenum, Brunner gland
Duodenum, mucosa - Elastin fibres occur in the lamina propria of the gastrointestinal mucosa. They also surround smooth muscle cells of the muscularis mucosae.
Epididymis
Esophagus, squamous epithelium
Fallopian tube, mucosa
Fat
Gallbladder, epithelium - High elastin content in the lamina propria and around smooth muscle cells.
Heart - Heart muscle cells are surrounded of by elastin fibres.
Ileum, mucosa - A subendothelial elastin band is seen in muscular types arteries and in veins.
Kidney, cortex
Kidney, medulla
Liver - Elastin only occurs around central veins and in portal fields.
Lung - High content of elastin fibres in lung tissue.
Lymph node
Ovary, stroma - High content of elastin fibres.
Pancreas
Parathyroid
Parotid gland
Pituitary gland, anterior lobe
Pituitary gland, posterior lobe
Placenta (amnion and chorion)
Placenta, early
Placenta, mature
Prostate - Elastin fibres surround smooth muscle cells in the stroma.
Rectum, mucosa
Seminal vesicle
Sinus paranasales
Skeletal muscle - Skeletal muscle cells are surrounded of by elastin fibres.
Skin - Elastin fibres occur below the epidermis.
Spleen
Stomach, antrum - Elastin fibres occur in the lamina propria of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Stomach, corpus - Elastin fibres occur in the lamina propria of the gastrointestinal mucosa.
Testis - High density of elastin fibres along smooth muscles surrounding tubuli of the testis.
Thymus
Thyroid gland
Tonsil, surface epithelium
Tonsil
Urinary bladder, muscular wall - Smooth muscle cells are surrounded of by elastin fibres.
Urinary bladder, urothelium - Elastin fibres occur below the urothelium.
Uterus, ectocervix: Elastin fibres abundantly occur below the squamous epithelium.
Uterus, endocervix
Uterus, endometrium (pregnancy)
Uterus, endometrium (proliferation)
Uterus, endometrium (secretion) - A high elastin content is seen in the stroma.
Uterus, myometrium - Muscle cells are surrounded of by elastin fibres.