dermis
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Langerhans cells in the epidermis and dendritic cells in the dermis help connect the innate and adaptive branches of the immune system by presenting antigens to other immune cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
"The collagen will just sit on the outer layer of your skin, it won't reach the dermis - which is the middle layer."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
In argyria, silver ions circulate through the bloodstream and become embedded in the dermis, a layer beneath the surface where the body cannot easily clear them.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
They are thought to provide clinical improvement by adding volume to the skin, but researchers have found that cross-linked hyaluronic acid also stimulates production of new type I collagen in the dermis.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
The convoluted gland is seen surrounded with big fat-cells, and may be traced through the dermis to its outlet in the horny layers of the epidermis.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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