Fibroblasts migrate along a connective tissue matrix.
The cells grow in self-organized spheroid matrices which are implanted via injected fluid or inserted tissue matrix.
Also, S. aureus expresses fibronectin-binding proteins, which promote binding to mucosal cells and tissue matrices.
However, fibroblasts have the function of generating connective tissue matrix, specifically, collagen.
In myxedema this is because of an increase in hydrophilic carbohydrate-rich molecules (perhaps mostly hyaluronan) deposited in the tissue matrix.
Nevertheless, plasma fibronectin can be insolubilized into the tissue extracellular matrix in vitro and in vivo.
Structural Integration focuses on the connective tissue matrix of the body in order to bring all the parts of the body into balance.
This functional ability is dependent on a high GAG/aggrecan concentration being present in the tissue extracellular matrix.
The degeneration occurs in conjunction with an accumulation of dermatan sulfate, a glycosaminoglycan, within the connective tissue matrix of the valve.
Granulation tissue is composed of tissue matrix supporting a variety of cell types, most of which can be associated with one of the following functions: