Thickened skin. Light micrograph of a section through skin that displays parakeratosis. This is a thickening of the keratinized (hardened) surface lay

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Thickened skin. Light micrograph of a section through skin that displays parakeratosis. This is a thickening of the keratinized (hardened) surface layer (bright purple) of the skin. Unlike normal keratinised cells, these cells have retained their cell nuclei (dark purple spots).

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