Stratified epithelium basal layer, TEM


Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of the basal layer of a stratified squamous epithelium. Basal keratinocytes show keratin filaments (dark blue), desmosomes and hemidesmosomes (green) that are separated from the dermis (light blue) by a basement membrane (pink).


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