While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...

Most cases are caused by mutations in the genes encoding for the subunits composing type V collagen, an essential component of the extracellular matrix in many of the connective tissues in the body.

The discovery throws fascinating light on the body’s extracellular matrix -which provides structural and biochemical support to cells in the form of connective tissue such as bone, skin, tendon and ...

inelastic bands of connective tissue formed of a dense, highly organized matrix of parallel collagen fibres that is maintained by resident tenocytes. Tendons attach skeletal muscles to bones and ...