Friday, January 8, 2010

The pigment producing melanocytes are found in the_______ layer?

A.spinosum B.granulosum C.basale D.corneumThe pigment producing melanocytes are found in the_______ layer?
C. basale





From http://dermnetnz.org/pathology/skin-stru鈥?/a>





';Melanocytes are found in the basal[e] layer of the epidermis. These cells produce pigment called melanin, which is responsible for different skin colour. Melanin is packaged into small parcels (or melanosomes), which are then transferred to keratinocytes. ';

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