anchoring fibrils

anchoring fibrils

type VII collagen fibrils that insert into the basal lamina of the epidermis and bind it down to the underlying dermis.

an·chor·ing fi·brils

(ang'kŏr-ing fī'brilz) Collagen fibrils that insert into the basal lamina of the epidermis and bind it down to the underlying dermis.