Malpighian layer

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

The Malpighian layer (stratum mucosum or stratum malpighii) of the epidermis is generally defined as both the stratum basale (basal layer) and the thicker stratum spinosum (spinous layer/prickle cell layer) immediately above it as a single unit,[1][2] although it is occasionally defined as the stratum basale specifically,[3] or the stratum spinosum specifically.[4]

It is named after the Italian biologist and physician Marcello Malpighi.

Basal cell carcinoma
originates from the basal layer of the stratum malpighii.

This layer is where almost all of the

interleukin-1) and epidermal growth factor. The activity is decreased by transforming growth factor beta.[5]

See also

  • Epidermis

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-632-06429-8
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  2. ^ TheFreeDictionary > Malpighian layer Citing: *Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. 2007
  3. ^ TheFreeDictionary > Malpighian layer Citing: *The American Heritage Medical Dictionary 2007
  4. ISBN 978-0-521-10681-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  5. ^ Mescher, A. L., Mescher, A. L., & Junqueira, L. C. U. (2016). Junqueira's basic histology: Text and atlas (Fourteenth edition.). New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
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