Contents Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS
     9. Skin
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    9.6   Thin skin Version française
Section of the thin skin of the face of a monkey.

The following layers of the epidermis are identified:

  • Basal cell layer (A)
  • Thin layer of polyhedral cells (B)
  • Very thin layer of granular cells (C)
  • Thin layer of cornified cells (D)

The superficial plates of cornified cells are seen at various steps of desquamation.

Layers B, C, and D are noticeably thinner than similar layers of the thick skin.

Stain: H–­­E
Magnification: ×900


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