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The 67 pages that link to Extracellular matrix, each with the reason it gives.

• Wound healingNarrower topic: Repair replaces and reshapes this network to restore tissue structure.

• CollagenNarrower topic: Collagen is a major structural component of this broader tissue framework.

• BiomechanicsNarrower topic: Its composition governs how tissues resist, transmit, and respond to forces.

• Connective tissueBroader topic: It forms the defining environment in which connective-tissue cells are embedded.

• HistologyRelated: Its composition and arrangement help distinguish tissues and shape their mechanical properties.

• BiomineralizationRelated: Its molecules can guide mineral nucleation, orientation, and growth.

• TendonNarrower topic: Tendon cells are embedded in this matrix, which carries most of the tissue’s load.

• OrganoidRelated: Matrix materials provide organoid cells with attachment sites and cues for three-dimensional growth.

• AnimalRelated: Animal cells use this matrix for adhesion, tissue structure, and signaling.

• CartilageNarrower topic: Cartilage’s matrix bears much of the tissue’s mechanical load.

• Tumor microenvironmentRelated: Its composition and stiffness shape how tumor and immune cells move through tissue.

• ExocytosisRelated: Cells release matrix proteins through exocytosis to build and remodel this network.

• Tissue engineeringNarrower topic: Engineered constructs often reproduce or recruit this native cellular environment.

• Basement membraneNarrower topic: Basement membranes are specialized, sheet-like forms of extracellular matrix.

• CytoskeletonCompared with: It supports tissues from outside, while the cytoskeleton organizes structure within cells.

• Adipose tissueRelated: Its structure helps organize adipocytes, blood vessels, and immune cells within fat depots.

• MechanotransductionRelated: Its stiffness, composition, and organization provide mechanical cues to cells.

• Articular cartilageRelated: Its collagen and proteoglycans form the load-bearing framework of the cartilage.

• FibrosisRelated: Excess accumulation and altered composition of this network define fibrotic tissue.

• Regenerative medicineRelated: Its signals and architecture influence cell survival, organization, and tissue formation.

• Tissue (biology)Related: This material surrounds many tissue cells and helps organize their behavior.

• Epithelial–mesenchymal transitionRelated: EMT changes how cells interact with and remodel their surrounding matrix.

• Cell migrationNarrower topic: Its fibers and proteins provide both migration surfaces and physical constraints.

• Interstitial fluidRelated: Its hydrated spaces and components shape the tissue environment occupied by interstitial fluid.

• MorphogenesisRelated: Its composition and remodeling influence tissue shape, stiffness, and cell movement.

• Paracrine signalingRelated: Matrix binding can retain or guide secreted signals as they move between nearby cells.

• Tissue cultureRelated: Matrix composition provides cultured cells with physical support and biochemical cues.

• Cell adhesionRelated: It is the main material to which cells attach outside cell-cell contacts.

• FibroblastNarrower topic: Fibroblasts produce and remodel this surrounding network.

• Golgi apparatusRelated: Golgi-processed proteins and carbohydrates contribute to matrix components.

• Muscular dystrophyRelated: Muscle proteins link fibers to this surrounding network, and defects in those links can cause dystrophy.

• PericyteNarrower topic: Pericytes interact with vessel matrix, which anchors them and helps shape their behavior.

• IntegrinNarrower topic: Integrins bind extracellular matrix components to anchor cells and sense their environment.

• Pulmonary fibrosisRelated: Its excessive accumulation replaces normal lung architecture with stiff scar tissue.

• AneurysmRelated: Degradation of matrix proteins can undermine the structural strength of an aneurysm wall.

• Ligament (anatomy)Narrower topic: Ligament strength depends on the organized matrix surrounding its cells.

• FasciaRelated: Collagen, elastin, and ground substance in this matrix shape fascial properties.

• Liver fibrosisRelated: Its excessive deposition forms the scar tissue that characterizes fibrosis.

• Uterine fibroidRelated: Fibroid tissue contains abundant extracellular matrix, contributing to its firmness and bulk.

• Ehlers–Danlos syndromeRelated: Disrupted matrix proteins and processing pathways underlie many forms of the syndrome.

• Hyaline cartilageNarrower topic: Hyaline cartilage’s distinctive behavior comes largely from its specialized extracellular matrix.

• KeloidNarrower topic: Keloid growth reflects abnormal accumulation and remodeling of this tissue scaffold.

• MulticellularityRelated: It organizes tissues and helps cells attach and communicate.

• OrganRelated: Its composition helps give an organ's tissues their shape and mechanical properties.

• ProteoglycanNarrower topic: Proteoglycans are major matrix components, shaping its physical properties and molecular interactions.

• TendinopathyRelated: Changes in tendon matrix composition and organization are features of many tendinopathies.

• Glomerular basement membraneNarrower topic: Its proteins and carbohydrates make up the membrane’s underlying material.

• ElastinNarrower topic: Elastic fibers are one structural system within this tissue-supporting network.

• Lymphatic capillaryRelated: Its composition and pressure affect how tissue fluid reaches lymphatic openings.

• Tunica mediaNarrower topic: The media’s elastic and collagen fibers are embedded in this surrounding matrix.