title: [Corneal extracellular matrix].
abstract: The paper analyzes the structural and functional state of the corneal extracellular matrix (ECM). It presents the currently available data on the role of connective tissue in health and during corneal pathological processes. Numerous morphological studies have provided evidence that the extracellular contact mechanisms characterized by extracellular and matrix-cell interactions are fundamental processes of corneal immunobiology.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Olinevich
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Ziangirova
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Gantsovskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans