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Along with the collagenous fibers are large numbers of elastic fibers that appear as wavy lines in prepared slides.

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The smooth muscle layers of the tunica media are supported by a framework of collagenous fibers that also binds the tunica media to the inner and outer tunics.

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It is built upon a framework of collagenous fibers, plus the blood vessels that supply the myocardium and the nerve fibers that help regulate the heart.

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They are composed of approximately 80 percent collagenous fibers with the remainder consisting of elastic fibers and endothelium.

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This output is chiefly obtained from food rich in nucleins and in collagenous matters, i.e. young white meats, eggs, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various