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Reticular fiber

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reticular connective tissuea type of connective tissue with a network of reticular fibers, made of type III collagen (reticulum = net or network).
reticulinnoun(biochemistry) A scleroprotein, similar to collagen, found in lymphatic connective tissue
tropocollagennoun(biochemistry) A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other.
dense connective tissueDense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, is a type of connective tissue with fibers as its main matrix element.
collagennoun(biochemistry) The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
connective tissuenoun(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).
sharpey's fibresnounA matrix of connective tissue consisting of bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone.
fibroblastnounA cell found in connective tissue that produces fibers, such as collagen.
collagen helixIn molecular biology, the collagen triple helix or type-2 helix is the main secondary structure of various types of fibrous collagen, including type I collagen.
neurofibrilnoun(anatomy) Any of a group of microscopic fibrils through the body of a neuron that extend into the axon and dendrites
c-terminal telopeptideThe C-terminal telopeptide, also known as carboxy-terminal collagen crosslinks, is the C-terminal telopeptide of fibrillar collagens such as collagen type I and type II.
collagen, type iii, alpha 1Type III Collagen is a homotrimer, or a protein composed of three identical peptide chains (monomers), each called an alpha 1 chain of type III collagen.
fibrous proteinIn molecular biology, fibrous proteins or scleroproteins are one of the three main classifications of protein structure (alongside globular and membrane proteins).
muscle fascicleA muscle fascicle is a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium, a type of connective tissue.
fibrous jointIn anatomy, fibrous joints are joints connected by fibrous tissue, consisting mainly of collagen.
extracellular matrixnoun(anatomy, cytology, histology) All the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.
elastinnoun(biochemistry) A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties.
retinaculumnoun(anatomy) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle.
microfilamentnounA thin filament made of the protein actin and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.
reticulonnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins found in the endoplasmic reticulum that have a variety of functions.

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