Light micrograph of human glabrous skin. At top is the epidermis, a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium showing a prominent horny layer with two acrosyringia, the excretory ducts of eccrine sweat glands. On the bottom, the dermis shows eccrine sweat glands. Haematoxylin and eosin stain.

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Keywords: -, background, dermis, eosin, epidermis, epithelium, foot, glabrous, haematoxylin, histology, horny, layer, light, lm, micrograph, microscope, microscopy, simple, skin, sole, squamous, stratified, white