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Record 1 2005-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Histology
CONT

Cartilage is a hard but flexible tissue that has supportive functions and is present in all vertebrates to a greater or lesser extent. It consists of a firm resilient matrix deposited intercellularly by cells, called chondroblasts, which become endorsed by the practice as chondrocytes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histologie
CONT

Le cartilage hyalin [les articulations, par exemple] est constitué de cellules peu abondantes, les chondrocytes, dispersées dans une matrice extracellulaire composée d'eau, de fibres de collagène et de protéoglycanes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Histología
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