Light micrograph of a section through the deep region of the epidermis of the skin. There is a large amount of melanin pigment (brown) in the basal an

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Light micrograph of a section through the deep region of the epidermis of the skin. There is a large amount of melanin pigment (brown) in the basal and spinous (inner) layers. The pigmented cells are both melanocytes and keratinocytes.

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