Abstract
Besides the various collagen types I–XII and the elastins, the so-called ground substance, which is composed of glycosaminoglycans and proteoclycans, is produced by specific cells in connective tissues. They are developed from a primitive mesenchymal cell. Specific cells—fibroblasts, chondrocytes, etc.—produce specific tissue types which have a characteristic composition of macromolecules, and also glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans, which determine the biomechanical properties of the tissue.
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Greiling, H., Schöngen, R.N., Kleesiek, K., Stuhlsatz, H.W. (1989). Changes in Structure and Metabolism of Proteoglycans in Aging. In: Platt, D. (eds) Gerontology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74996-4_14
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