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  • 240017971242021120089932886457643194043PublicAssets/3739This image shows the extracellular matrix (ECM) on the surface of a soleus (lower calf) muscle in light brown and blood vessels in pink. Near the bottom of the photo, a vessel is opened up to reveal red blood cells. Scientists know less about the ECM in muscle than in other tissues, but it's increasingly clear that the ECM is critical to muscle function, and disruption of the ECM has been associated with many muscle disorders. The ECM in muscles stores and releases growth factors, suggesting that it might play a role in cellular communication.Tom Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR)Mark Ellisman and Tom Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging ResearchPhotograph

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    Scanning electron microscopy of the ECM on the surface of a calf muscle

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    This image shows the extracellular matrix (ECM) on the surface of a soleus (lower calf) muscle in light brown and blood vessels in pink. Near the bottom of the photo, a vessel is opened up to reveal red blood cells. Scientists know less about the ECM in muscle than in other tissues, but it's increasingly clear that the ECM is critical to muscle function, and disruption of the ECM has been associated with many muscle disorders. The ECM in muscles stores and releases growth factors, suggesting that it might play a role in cellular communication.

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    Tom Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR)

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    Mark Ellisman and Tom Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research

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