stratum granulosum
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stratum granulosum
[′strad·əm ‚gran·yə′lō·səm] (histology)
A layer of granular cells interposed between the stratum corneum and the stratum germinativum in the thick skin of the palms and soles.
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When visualizing these layers with the "en-face" mode of HD-OCT, cells appeared small and also revealed a granular appearance at the
stratum granulosum layer correlating properly with the RCM and histology findings.
Microscopically six animals showed mild hyperplasia with cells having pyknotic and darkly stained nuclei in
stratum granulosum of epidermis and appendages in the dermis.
On EM, the
stratum granulosum contains more lamellar granules and a larger transition cell layer, and immunochemical analysis reveals an increased expression of genetic markers associated with keratinization.
Notoedres mites dig tunnels in skin (up to the
stratum granulosum layer) where they lay eggs.
As in adults, statistically significant particle concentrations were not observed in the
stratum granulosum of infants.
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