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III. COMPOSITION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF <strong>CONNECTIVE</strong> TISSUE<br />
Type Cellular Extracellular<br />
Components<br />
Components<br />
Loose Connective Tissues<br />
Mesenchymal Mesenchyme GAGs (e.g.,<br />
CT Cells hyaluronic acid)<br />
Mucous Fibroblasts Very Fine Collagen fibers<br />
CT<br />
GAGs<br />
Loose FECT Fibroblasts Small Collagen fibers<br />
(FibroElastic Macrophages Small Elastic fibers<br />
Connective Adipocytes Reticular fibers<br />
Tissue) Mast Cells GAGs<br />
Neutrophils<br />
proteoglycans<br />
Eosinophils<br />
Lymphocytes<br />
Plasma cells<br />
Perivascular cells<br />
Adipose Adipocytes Reticular fibers<br />
CT (white and/or GAGs<br />
brown)<br />
proteoglycans<br />
Reticular Reticular cells Reticular fibers<br />
CT Lymphocytes GAGs<br />
Plasma cells<br />
proteoglycans<br />
Macrophages<br />
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