Connective tissue diseases articles from across Nature Portfolio Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders that affect any of the body's connective tissues.

Objective Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an under-recognised but important cause of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. We sought to determine the role of medical and ...

Hard tissue and metal histology Plastic embedding and sectioning with or without metal Using the EXAKT system, the Biomechanics Core processes, embeds, sections and stains small and large tissue ...

Vasculitides comprise a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders, occurring as primary or secondary to a broad variety of systemic infectious, malignant or connective tissue diseases. The latter ...

OBJECTIVE: This study tested rat connective tissue response to RealSeal, RealSeal primer or AH Plus after 7, 15, 30, 60 and 90 days of implantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty Wistar rats had ...

Cyclic Stretch Induces Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Secrete Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Promote Endothelial Progenitor Cell Differentiation and Angiogenesis ...