Explore: Ground Substance

Ground substance is an amorphous gel-like substance in the extracellular space of animals that contains all components of the extracellular matrix (ECM)

tissue consists of three main components: elastic and collagen fibers, ground substance, and cells. It is one of the four primary types of animal tissue along

that every cell requires a suitable environment which he called the ground substance for successful microcirculation. This work of German scientists was

They have a semi-fluid matrix with lesser proportions of fibers. Its ground substance occupies more volume than the fibers do. It has a viscous to gel-like

extracellular matrix (ECM), providing all such components, primarily the ground substance and a variety of fibers. The composition of the ECM determines the

of the ground substance. The fibroblasts are the most common cell responsible for the production of soft tissues' fibers and ground substance. Variations

elastic collagen fibers, also known as ossein, and the remainder is ground substance. The elasticity of collagen improves fracture resistance. The matrix

fibers and ground substance. The predominant type of fiber is type I collagen and comprises ninety percent of the osteoid. The ground substance is mostly

produce a large amount of collagenous extracellular matrix, abundant ground substance that is rich in proteoglycan and elastin fibers. Cartilage is classified

(ectoplasm/endoplasm, Pringsheim, 1854; Hofmeister, 1867), Grundsubstanz (ground substance, Cienkowski, 1863), metaplasm/protoplasm (Hanstein, 1868), deutoplasm/protoplasm