Fibroblasts retain their tissue phenotype when grown in three-dimensional collagen gels.

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Fibroblasts are responsible for the synthesis, assembly, deposition, and organization of extracellular matrix molecules, and thus determine the morphology of connective tissues. Deposition of matrix molecules occurs in extracellular compartments, where the sequential stages are under cellular control. Cell orientation/polarity is important in determining how the cell orients these extracytoplasmic compartments...

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