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Stratum basale

These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x

Stratum basale <p>These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x </p>

Stratum basale

These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x

- Tonofilaments <p>These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x </p>

- Tonofilaments

These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x

- Melanosomes <p>These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x </p>

- Melanosomes

These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x

Stratum spinosum <p>These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x </p>

Stratum spinosum

These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x

Dermis (papillary layer) <p>These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x </p>

Dermis (papillary layer)

These images compare the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells in the stratum basale. The large bundles of keratin filaments (tonofilaments) are clearly visible at the light and electron microscopic level. The keratin filaments insert into desmosomes on the lateral and apical surfaces of the cell. They also insert into hemidesmosomes along the basal surface, adjacent to the basal lamina. 1000x, 4000x

Main Slide Stratum basale - Tonofilaments - Melanosomes Stratum spinosum Dermis (papillary layer)