Loose connective tissue
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
Loose connective tissue
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
Dense irregular connective tissue
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
Collagen fibers
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
Elastic fibers
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
Fibroblast nuclei
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
Blood vessels
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
Epithelium
The dermis of the skin is composed of loose connective tissue interfacing with an underlying dense irregular connective tissue. The loose connective tissue is more cellular, with smaller caliber collagen and elastic fibers than the coarser, dense irregular connective tissue. This toluidine blue-stained section shows the elastic fibers to advantage. 1000x
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