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Collagen is the connective tissue.
The alveoli consist of an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries.
The cells are often bound to the extracellular matrix by proteins in the plasma membrane. The extracellular matrix is the structural support of tissue.
No there isn't. The alveoli (air sack) consist of an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries.
The Extracellular Matrix
Richard O. Hynes has written: 'Extracellular matrix biology' -- subject(s): Cell Communication, Extracellular matrix, Cell interaction, Physiology, Extracellular Matrix 'Fibronectins' -- subject(s): Fibronectins
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The extracellular matrix is a characteristic of connective tissue.
Connective tissue has an extracellular matrix
connective tissue
Plasmodesmata
integrins