Confocal image showing damaged collagen fibres in a ruptured tendon. The area of wavey fibres to the lower right shows the normal healthy appearence of tendon. The waviness allows the whole tendon to ...

Scanning electron micrograph of collagen fibrils, showing their characteristic 'D banding' morphology. These collagen fibrils are present in the joint capsule tissue that surrounds the knee.

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of collagen/connective tissue removed from a human knee during arthroscopic surgery. The horizontal field width of the image is 16 microns. Wellcome Image Awar...

Collagen fibrils and mineralization in the external layer of Fundulus heteroclitus scale. The external layer is the second of three layers closest to the dermis of an elasmoid. It is composed of thin ...

Light micrograph of elastic cartilage of the ear. This type of cartilage is made from a protein called elastin and is formed from a network of elastic fibers and collagen. The fibers form bundles whic...

Light micrograph of elastic cartilage of the ear. This is a type of cartilage (connective tissue) that is present in the outer ear. It contains a network of collagen and elastin fibers, which gives it...

Transmission electron micrograph showing a transverse section through a nerve fiber in the corneal stroma. The cell contains a nucleus, mitochondria and some rough endoplasmic reticulum. The nerve is ...

Light micrograph of a 'semithin' section (1.5 µm thick) of the dermis layer of skin from a monkey. The upper left side shows an area of (empty) fat cells surrounded by collagen fibers. The lower righ...

Collagen fibrils in the basal plate of Fundulus heteroclitus scales. The basal plate is made of thick collagen fibrils about 100 nm in diameter, which are organized into a plywood-like structure. Note...

Light micrograph of a section cut through the dermis of the scalp. The dermis is the lower (or innermost) layer of the that makes up the skin; the other layer is the epidermis. The dermis contains hai...