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.

The fascial system builds a three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose and dense fibrous connective tissue that permeates the body and enables all body systems to operate in an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Genome-wide association analysis of diverticular disease points towards neuromuscular, connective tissue and epithelial pathomechanisms ...