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Prickle cell layer of epidermis

Known as: Spiny Layer, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Malphighii 
The part of the epidermis layer of the skin containing Langerhans cells, which are dendritic, MHC class II-expressing antigen presenting cells.
National Institutes of Health

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Epidermis
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Rapid self-assembly of core-shell organosilicon microcapsules within a microfluidic device.
The preparation of hierarchically structured organosilicon microcapsules from commercially available starting materials is… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The effects of oral liarozole on epidermal proliferation and differentiation in severe plaque psoriasis are comparable with those of acitretin
The imidazole derivative liarozole is a potent inhibitor of cytochrome P450‐dependent 4‐hydroxyla‐tion of endogenous all‐trans… 
1994
1994
Localization of neurofibromin to keratinocytes and melanocytes in developing rat and human skin.
Pigmentation defects are common in the inherited disease type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF1), predicting a role for the NF1 gene… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Focal transgene expression associated with papilloma development in v‐Ha‐ras–transgenic TG.AC mice
The homozygous transgenic mouse line TG.AC contains a v‐Ha‐ras transgene and rapidly develops epidermal papillomas in response to… 
1992
1992
Expression of keratinocyte transglutamine mRNA revealed by in situ hybridization.
Plasma membrane-bound transglutaminase (TGm) catalyzes the formation of cornified envelopes (CE) in terminally differentiating… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Low density lipoprotein receptor expression on keratinocytes in normal and psoriatic epidermis.
Biochemical and morphologic studies on the interaction of low density lipoprotein (LDL) with cultured normal keratinocytes and… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Application of stereologic methods to stratified gingival epithelia *
Stereologic point‐counting procedures were applied to estimate quantitative tissue and cytoplasm parameters of the oral and the… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The ultrastructure of normal squamous epithelium of the human cervix uteri.
1964
1964
THE FINE STRUCTURE OF HUMAN CONJUNCTIVA IN THE PERILIMBAL ZONE.
Six human biopsy samples of normal, bulbar conjunctiva from the area adjacent to the limbus were studied with the electron… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The ultrastructure of the epidermis in psoriasis vulgaris as revealed by electron microscopy. 2. The stratum spinosum in parakeratosis without keratohyalin.
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