English-Swedish translations for connective tissue

• bindväv
  Idag säljer vi korv på marknaden som innehåller stora mängder bindväv och fett, men ändå kallas för kött.We currently sell sausages on the market that contain large quantities of connective tissue and fat but are nevertheless referred to as meat.
  Den extracellulära matrisen i bindväv består bland annat av fiberproteiner (kollagen och elastin), glykosaminoglykaner, proteoglykaner och glykoproteiner.
  Bindväv kan vara mjuk (som bindväven i huden och i GI-kanalen) eller hård (som senorna).

Definition of connective tissue

• A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix

Related words

• connective
• logical connective
• sentential connective
• fibrous connective tissue