Connective Tissue

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CT
Pronunciation
/kəˈnɛktɪv ˈtɪʃu/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Cells called fibroblasts begin producing fibers of collagen, the major protein in bone and connective tissue.
  2. There was M-ENK in the epithelium and the connective tissue of the oesophageal pouch too.
  3. In the connective tissue amyloid fibrils and collagen fibrils were both present.
  4. Collagen, a fibrous protein found in connective tissue, bone and cartilage, basically holds the body together.
  5. Interlobular septa are composed of connective tissue and contain lymphatic vessels and pulmonary venules.

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