Digital pad of the dog, higher mag.

This section shows the stratum spinosum, the stratum granulosum and the stratum lucidum of the thick skin in the foot pad of a dog. Note the golden-brown melanosomes in the keratinocytes. The hyalokeratin granules stained dark purple. The cells in the stratum lucidum do not have nuclei. Original mag. 160x H&E Foot pad. Digital organs. Integument System. Dog.