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Lamina lucida
Introduction
The lamina lucida is a component of the basement membrane zone between the epidermis and dermis of the skin, and is an electron-lucent zone between the plasma membrane of the basal cell, and the lamina densa.[1]
References
References
- ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. Page 5. ISBN 0721629210.