Skin Biopsy Specimen

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Features which can be seen in this image include:

• Connective tissue of dermis, with fibers and ground substance.
• One extremely large collagen fiber (see "swollen collagen fibers" in the path report).
• Many small features (such as individual fibroblasts and collagen fibers) are not individually labelled.

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Last updated:  1 August 2002  / dgk