Collections of differentiated CELLS, such as EPITHELIUM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; MUSCLES; and NERVE TISSUE. Tissues are cooperatively arranged to form organs with specialized functions such as RESPIRATION; DIGESTION; REPRODUCTION; MOVEMENT; and others.
    

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SEM old osteoporotic bone

SEM bone, showing new trabeculae and HA

SEM bone, sawn surface + fracture face

SEM bone, new trabeculae connecting to old

Human heart (aortic valve) tissue displaying calcification

A histology of the body tissues : with a consideration of their functions / by Margaret Gillison.

Über die katalytischen Wirkungen der lebendigen Substanz : Arbeiten aus dem Kaiser Wilhelm-institut für Biologie, Berlin-Dahlem / herausgegeben von Otto Warburg.

Anatomie microscopique des tissus et des sécrétions (anatomie et physiologie comparées) / par Ch. Robin.

Structure of human head and brain

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A histology of the body tissues : with a consideration of their functions / by Margaret Gillison.

SEM old osteoporotic bone

Über die katalytischen Wirkungen der lebendigen Substanz : Arbeiten aus dem Kaiser Wilhelm-institut für Biologie, Berlin-Dahlem / herausgegeben von Otto Warburg.

Anatomie microscopique des tissus et des sécrétions (anatomie et physiologie comparées) / par Ch. Robin.

Structure of human head and brain