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papillary layer of dermis

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The upper layer of the dermis beneath the epidermis, composed of dense irregular connective tissue[ncit,modified]. [ ncithesaurus:Papillary_Dermis ]

Synonyms: papillary layer, stratum papillare corii, dermis papillary layer, superficial dermis, stratum papillare, stratum papillare dermis, stratum papillare (dermis), papillary layer of dermis, papillary dermis, corpus papillary

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000001

Dense irregular connective tissue of the skin that consists of fibroblasts, various connective tissue cell types, and collagen, predominantly type III.

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Normal_Epidermis_and_Dermis_with_Intradermal_Nevus_10x.JPG

editor note

todo - check tissue composition

has related synonym

stratum papillare, dermal papillary layer

id

UBERON:0001992

prefLabel

Papillary layer of dermis, papillary layer of dermis