The layer of lightly staining corneocytes found between the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum layers; found primarily in the thick epidermis of the palmar and plantar skin and is composed of three to five layers of dead, flattened keratinocytes. [ MP:0009610 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratum_lucidum ]
Synonyms: stratum conjunctum of epidermis epidermis stratum lucidum
Term information
- NCIT:C33629
- FMA:70540
- BTO:0000364
- SCTID:419156002
- NCIT:C33624
- UMLS:C0221922 (ncithesaurus:Stratum_Lucidum)
- Wikipedia:Stratum_lucidum
- UMLS:C1514985 (ncithesaurus:Stratum_Conjunctum)
- EMAPA:35314
- MA:0000806
- neuronames:1777
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Located between the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum layers, it is composed of three to five layers of dead, flattened keratinocytes. The keratinocytes of the stratum lucidum do not feature distinct boundaries and are filled with eleidin, an intermediate form of keratin.
Term relations
- integumentary system layer
- ectoderm-derived structure
- cellular anatomical structure
- part of some skin epidermis
- composed primarily of some keratinocyte
- immediately deep to some stratum corneum of epidermis
- has part some keratinocyte
- immediately superficial to some stratum granulosum of epidermis