Light micrograph of cartilage showing chondrocytes (black) surrounded by the cartilage matrix that they synthesise and secrete. The matrix has collagen, and proteoglycan molecules that attract and bind water. Cartilage is tough yet flexible and is reversibly resistant to compression. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Dr. Christopher B. Jackson / IKELOS GmbH |
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