Integumentary System

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.