Between these layers is supporting connective tissue.

This is most obvious in the face, where the skin has relatively little supporting connective tissue, and edema develops easily.

Stromal tumors of the stomach begin in supporting connective tissue and are treated differently from gastric cancer.

A stromal tumor is a tumor that arises in the supporting connective tissue of an organ.

There is also evidence of local changes in supporting connective tissue which may be responsible for activating the cell rests of malaseez.

If the damage is deep and wide, growth factors stimulate the production of new skin, new blood vessels, new supporting connective tissue and even new bone.

Osseointegrated implant is a type of implant defined as "an endosteal implant containing pores into which osteoblasts and supporting connective tissue can migrate".

In response to endotoxin derived from periodontal pathogens, several osteoclast-related mediators target the destruction of alveolar bone and supporting connective tissue such as the periodontal ligament.

It is characterized by a thickening within the muscular lining of the heart chambers due to an increase in the amount of supporting connective tissue (inelastic collagen) and elastic fibers.

Due to abnormal skeletal changes, individuals with Shwachman syndrome may have abnormal thickening of the ribs and their supporting connective tissue (costochondral thickening), resulting in unusually short, flared ribs.