Connective tissue
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adipose tissue, cartilage, connective tissue stroma, elastic tissue, mesenchyme, periosteum, tendon
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- What Is Connective Tissue? Connective tissue is the material between the cells of the body that gives tissues form and strength.
- Most significantly, connective tissue is the stage for inflammation.
- Connective tissue is characterized by an abundance of intercellular substance, or matrix.
- This is not surprising, considering that connective tissue is one of the most abundant and widely distributed tissues in the body.
- A major component of loose connective tissue is amorphous ground substance which does not stain with routine H & E.
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