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The pentachrome stain also demonstrates the elastic fiber content of the dermis.  These fibers, which stain purple or black, permit stretch and recoil in the dermis.  Collagen bundles are thicker and stain yellow-green. Pentachrome stain, 400x

Elastic fibers <p>The pentachrome stain also demonstrates the elastic fiber content of the dermis.  These fibers, which stain purple or black, permit stretch and recoil in the dermis.  Collagen bundles are thicker and stain yellow-green. Pentachrome stain, 400x</p>

Elastic fibers

The pentachrome stain also demonstrates the elastic fiber content of the dermis.  These fibers, which stain purple or black, permit stretch and recoil in the dermis.  Collagen bundles are thicker and stain yellow-green. Pentachrome stain, 400x
Collagen bundles <p>The pentachrome stain also demonstrates the elastic fiber content of the dermis.  These fibers, which stain purple or black, permit stretch and recoil in the dermis.  Collagen bundles are thicker and stain yellow-green. Pentachrome stain, 400x</p>

Collagen bundles

The pentachrome stain also demonstrates the elastic fiber content of the dermis.  These fibers, which stain purple or black, permit stretch and recoil in the dermis.  Collagen bundles are thicker and stain yellow-green. Pentachrome stain, 400x
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