Foetal finger tissue. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a foetal finger. Tissue shown here includes bone and subdermal and epidermal

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Foetal finger tissue. Light micrograph of a longitudinal section through a foetal finger. Tissue shown here includes bone and subdermal and epidermal skin, as well as sweat glands and the nailbed. The outer layers seen here make up the epidermis. Below this is the dermis. The fingernail structures are across top. Magnification: x13 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 4550px × 3845px
Photo credit: © DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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