Vitamin C is essential for normal collagen synthesis. If a child suffered from a vitamin C deficiency, which layer of the skin would be most affected?

A. epidermis
B. stratum basale
C. stratum corneum
D. stratum granulosum
E. reticular layer of dermis


E

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