Malpighian layer

Histologic image of the epidermis with its layers named in white text.

The Malpighian layer of the skin is generally defined as both the stratum basale and stratum spinosum as a unit,^[1]^[2] although it is occasionally defined as the stratum basale specifically.^[3]

It is named after Marcello Malpighi.

References

↑ McGrath, J.A.; Eady, R.A.; Pope, F.M. (2004). Rook's Textbook of Dermatology (Seventh Edition). Blackwell Publishing. Pages 3.1-3.6. ISBN 978-0-632-06429-8.
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TheFreeDictionary > Malpighian layer Citing:
- The American Heritage Medical Dictionary 2007
- Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. 2007
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TheFreeDictionary > Malpighian layer Citing:
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers 2007

Epidermis	Stratum corneum Stratum lucidum Stratum granulosum Stratum spinosum Stratum basale

Basement membrane	Basal keratinocyte Lamina lucida Lamina densa

Dermis	Papillary Dermal papillae Reticular

Root sheath	Outer root sheath Inner root sheath Henle's layer Huxley's layer

Hair shaft	Cuticle Cortex Medulla Bulb with matrix cells Hair follicle

Muscle	Arrector pili muscle

Pilosebaceous unit	Hair sebaceous gland

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