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On the Web
- Coalition for Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue - Research organization for genetic connective tissue disorders.
- Connective Tissue Issues - A message board created to discuss and share stories and experiences concerning connective tissue disorders. Join, read and post from this site.
- Sandy Simmons' Connective Tissue Disorder Site - Explores environmental and nutritional links in healing connective tissue disorders (Ehlers-Danlos, HMS, Marfans, and others)
- Connective Tissue Oncology Society - International group comprised of physicians and scientists with a primary interest in the tumors of connective tissues.
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder - An autoimmune process with symptoms of Scleroderma, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus , Rheumatoid Arthritis and/or other autoimmune diseases. This page describes symptoms and treatments and has lists of useful links.
- Connective Tissue Research - Research articles in all basic areas of connective tissue and matrix biology.
- Marfan Syndrome - Comprehensive guide to this connective tissue disease.
- Lupus Patients Understanding and Support - Maintained by consultant rheumatologist and featuring information and support for patients and those with variant and other autoimmune connective tissues diseases, such as Hughes syndrome.
- Connective Tissue Disorder Site - Information about many different conditions, with personal experiences and treatments.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Philadelphia Chapter - Local Philadelphia, PA support for EDS and connective tissue disorders, also offers a Service Guide for Invisible/Hidden Disabilities.
Wikipedia Articles
- Areolar connective tissue - Areolar connective tissue (or loose connective tissue) is the most widely distributed connective tissue type in vertebrates.
- Fibrous connective tissue - In zootomy, fibrous connective tissue (FCT) is a type of connective tissue which has relatively high tensile strength, due to a relatively high concentration of collagenous fibers. Such tissues form ligaments and tendons; the majority of the tissue does not contain living cells, the tissue is primarily composed of polysaccharides, proteins, and ...
- Mucous connective tissue - Mucous connective tissue (or mucous tissue) is a type of connective tissue found during fetal development.
- Reticular connective tissue - Reticular connective tissue is a type of loose irregular connective tissue and has a network of reticular fibers (fine type III collagen) that form a soft skeleton (stroma) to support the lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, red bone marrow, thymus, and spleen.) Reticular fibers are synthesized by special fibroblasts called reticular ...
- Connective tissue - Connective tissue is one of the four types of tissue in traditional classifications (the others being epithelial, muscle, and nervous tissue.) It is largely a category of exclusion rather than one with a precise definition, but all or most tissues in this category are similarly: