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

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

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

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

• Cell junctionRelated: Cell–matrix junctions anchor cells to this external network.

• FilastereaRelated: Capsaspora makes matrix-related proteins, helping trace the origins of animal extracellular systems.

• Loeys–Dietz syndromeRelated: Abnormal signaling can alter matrix maintenance, relevant to the syndrome’s tissue fragility.

• PlacozoaRelated: A thin matrix separates the upper and lower cell layers.

• SecretomeRelated: Matrix proteins can be secreted and retained near the cells that produce them.

• Animal structuresRelated: This material helps determine tissue form and mechanical properties.

• Biological materialRelated: It is a substantial part of tissue specimens, not merely a background for cells.

• Connective tissue cellsRelated: Connective tissue cells construct, modify, and respond to this surrounding material.

• Hyalin (pathology)Related: Changes in matrix proteins can produce hyaline-looking tissue deposits.

• Organ printingRelated: Printed scaffolds often imitate this environment to guide cell survival and organization.

• Parenchymal tissue (animal organs)Related: It forms much of the scaffold surrounding and organizing parenchymal cells.

• Skin and Connective Tissue DiseasesRelated: Inherited or autoimmune disorders may disrupt this supportive material.

• TrichoplaxRelated: A thin layer between its cell sheets helps shape the animal’s body.