Differentiate between the fibres of connective tissue. – InterviewSolution

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Differentiate between the fibres of connective tissue.

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Differences between the fibres of connective tissue:

S.No.	Nature	Collagen fibres	Elastic fibres	Reticular fibres
(i)	Colour	White	Yellow	White
(ii)	Protein	Formed of protein collagen	Elastin protein	Protein reticulin
(iii)	Occurrence	In bundles	Singly	Singly
(iv)	Nature	Unbranched	Branched and anastomosing	Branched and framework
(v)	Fibres	Thick, long and wavy	Thin, long and straight	Short
(vi)	Elasticity	Tough and non-elastic	Elastic	Delicate
(vii)	Location	Most abundant in tendons	Most abundant in ligaments	Most abundant in the embryo, in lymphoid blood forming tissues.

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