The dermis. Directly underlying the epidermis is the loose connective tissue (CT) of the dermis, which contains many capillaries. Deep to the loose CT is the dense irregular CT of the dermis, and deep to that is the dense regular CT of the dermis. Image from AF Wiechmann and CR Wirsig (2003) "Color Atlas of Xenopus laevis Histology", (page 87, Chapter 9, Integument: Figure 5). Copyright 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Reproduced with kind permission from Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
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