Ligamentum

... connective tissue (made of many elastic fibers and other stuff) make up the Elastic ligiments in the neck and down the spine connect vertabrae (ligamentum flavum and ligamentum nuchae); ligaments supporting penis, ligaments supporting transitional epithelia ( bladder made of this) help bladder ...

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... parasite are common in horses without these diseases, there is some debate about its role in the pathogenesis of these conditions. Adults in the ligamentum nuchae induce inflammatory reactions ranging from acute edematous necrosis to chronic granulomatous changes, resulting in marked fibrosis ...

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