The basal lamina:

A. is a specialized extracellular matrix found
beneath epithelial tissues.
B. surrounds endothelial cells found in blood
vessels.
C. is a collagen-rich extracellular matrix
D. links to epithelial cells through
hemidesmosomes, which attach to
intermediate filaments.
E. All of these choices are correct.


E

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