How come fibrous lamina of basement membrane of epithelial tissue is made up of product of connective tissue?

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Basement layer consist of Basal lamina is glycoprotein, which is secreted by cells of epithelium and below to this layer, presence of layer of connective fibres of connective tissue i.e. connective tissue is present below the epithlial tissue.

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