connective tissue: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Additional information on connective tissues may be found in James Watkins, Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System, 2nd ed. (2010). Details on the cellular components of connective tissue are provided in Don W. Fawcett, A Textbook of Histology, 12th ed. (1994), chapter 5, pp. 133–169; and Emanuel Rubin and John L. Farber (eds.), Pathology, 3rd ed. (1999), chapter 3, pp. 76–103, and chapter 26, pp. 1336–1413.

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Dec 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Functions of Connective Tissue. Oct 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Extracellular matrix composition of connective tissues: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Jul 01, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Connective Tissue Disease. May 25, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Anbar - Connective Tissue. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Demo Pressbooks Network - Connective Tissue. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Hawaii Pressbooks - Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: BCcampus Open Publishing - Connective Tissue Supports and Protects. Sep 12, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Connective Tissue. May 15, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Leeds - The Histology Guide - Connective Tissue. Apr 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Connective Tissues. Nov 10, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Anatomy, Connective Tissue. Aug 29, 2022
Added an image of a micrograph of fibrocartilage. Sep 29, 2020
Clarified information on the structure and function of the mesentery in the abdominal cavity. Mar 27, 2017
Add new Web site: The Histology Guide - Connective Tissue. Aug 17, 2016
Add new Web site: SIU School of Medicine - Connective Tissue Study Guide. Aug 17, 2016
Add new Web site: Union County College - Connective Tissue. Jan 25, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Connective Tissue. Sep 12, 2011
Added information on proline, hydroxyproline, and hydroxylysine content of collagen. Jan 27, 2011
Added electron micrograph images of collagen fibrils. Feb 16, 2010
New bibliography added. Sep 17, 2007
Article thoroughly revised. Sep 17, 2007
Added new Web site: Centre de Chirurgie de la Main - Connective Tissue Biology. Apr 27, 2007
Added new Web site: Histology - Connective Tissue. Apr 27, 2007
Added new Web site: Developmental Biology Online - Connective Tissue. Apr 27, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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