One is that cells form tissues that are mechanically intact, they have mechanical integrity because they can adhere to one another.

一是具有机械完整性的组织是由细胞构成,组织之所以具有机械完整性,是因为细胞能够互相黏附在一起

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If you look at this picture of this fibroblast you can imagine that it's firmly stuck up here.

看了这张成纤维细胞的图片,你就能想像它黏附的有多么紧密了

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Well, one thing that holds cells together is that they're able to adhere to each other.

其中一个原因就是,细胞可以彼此黏附在一起

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Remember when I showed you that picture of cells attached to plastic a few minutes ago; I said those were fibroblasts that were growing on a culture dish.

还记得我几分钟前我给你们看的,细胞黏附在塑料片上的图片吧,我说过那是,生长在培养皿中的成纤维细胞

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