Aging and the interstitial content of loose connective tissue. A brief note.
The concentration of hyaluronic acid which is the fixed loose connective tissue component determining water and other potentials in the interstitium remains constant with age. Since the collagen fiber network in the native tissue state is unstressed, changes in collagen fiber morphology and in collagen content with age have no influence.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000032:analysis; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000032:analysis*; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate / Q000032:analysis; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000032:analysis; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000032:analysis; D014357:Trypsin / Q000032:analysis
D003871:Dermatan Sulfate; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D003094:Collagen; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase; D014357:Trypsin