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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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All are components of basement membrane except -
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The correct answer is  fibronectin -a major component of the interstitial ECM laminin -a major constituent of basement membrane The GBM consists of collagen (mostly type IV), laminin, fibronectin, entactin(nidogen), and several other glycoproteins. rhodopsin is one of the visual pigment in the eye, present in rods, helps in dim light vision ref robbins pathology 9th ed page 24, 200