Water-binding by connective tissue and the acid mucopolysaccharides of the ground substance.
D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*
D006025:Glycosaminoglycans
CONNECTIVE TISSUE/metabolism; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES/metabolism