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Stratum corneum

This electron micrograph shows the outermost layers of cells of the stratum corneum with two desquamated cells at its surface.  Each keratinized cell is less than one micron thick and is filled with an amorphous matrix containing aggregated keratin filaments.  Desmosomal junctions are mostly degraded in the upper regions of the stratum corneum.  15,000x

Stratum corneum cells <p>This electron micrograph shows the outermost layers of cells of the stratum corneum with two desquamated cells at its surface.  Each keratinized cell is less than one micron thick and is filled with an amorphous matrix containing aggregated keratin filaments.  Desmosomal junctions are mostly degraded in the upper regions of the stratum corneum.  15,000x</p>

Stratum corneum cells

This electron micrograph shows the outermost layers of cells of the stratum corneum with two desquamated cells at its surface.  Each keratinized cell is less than one micron thick and is filled with an amorphous matrix containing aggregated keratin filaments.  Desmosomal junctions are mostly degraded in the upper regions of the stratum corneum.  15,000x
Desquamated cells <p>This electron micrograph shows the outermost layers of cells of the stratum corneum with two desquamated cells at its surface.  Each keratinized cell is less than one micron thick and is filled with an amorphous matrix containing aggregated keratin filaments.  Desmosomal junctions are mostly degraded in the upper regions of the stratum corneum.  15,000x</p>

Desquamated cells

This electron micrograph shows the outermost layers of cells of the stratum corneum with two desquamated cells at its surface.  Each keratinized cell is less than one micron thick and is filled with an amorphous matrix containing aggregated keratin filaments.  Desmosomal junctions are mostly degraded in the upper regions of the stratum corneum.  15,000x
Desmosomes <p>This electron micrograph shows the outermost layers of cells of the stratum corneum with two desquamated cells at its surface.  Each keratinized cell is less than one micron thick and is filled with an amorphous matrix containing aggregated keratin filaments.  Desmosomal junctions are mostly degraded in the upper regions of the stratum corneum.  15,000x</p>

Desmosomes

This electron micrograph shows the outermost layers of cells of the stratum corneum with two desquamated cells at its surface.  Each keratinized cell is less than one micron thick and is filled with an amorphous matrix containing aggregated keratin filaments.  Desmosomal junctions are mostly degraded in the upper regions of the stratum corneum.  15,000x
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