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Tissue , Tissue
Tissue is the name for a group of similar cells that have a common structure and function and which work together. Tissues fit together to for… Adipose Tissue , adipose tissue Body fat–the cells that synthesize and store fat, releasing it for metabolism in fasting. Also known as white adipose tissue, to disti… Lymphoid tissue , lymphoid tissue The type of tissue found in the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus. It is responsible for producing lymphocytes and therefore c… Vascular Tissue , vascular tissue (vascular system) The tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants (tracheophytes). It consists o… Elastin , elastin A fibrous protein that is the major constituent of the yellow elastic fibres of connective tissue. It is rich in glycine, alanine, proline, a… Mucopolysaccharide , mucopolysaccharides Polysaccharides containing an amino sugar and uronic acid; constituent of the mucoproteins of cartilage, tendons, connective tiss…
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