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stratum granulosum (granular layer)
A layer* of flattened cells just under the stratum corneum of the epidermis & above the stratum spinosum. The cells in this layer contain basophilic granules of keratohyalin.
* Layers of epidermis (from the surface) include:
1) stratum corneum (keratin {horny} layer)
2) stratum lucidum (clear layer) <palms & soles>
3) stratum granulosum (granular layer)
4) stratum spinosum (prickle cell layer)
5) stratum basale (basal cell layer)
General
organ structure
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Component-of
epidermis