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    Which layer of human skin contains the pigment melanin?

    Question #72831. Asked by debjen. (Dec 01 06 9:04 AM)


    o_detta

    		Melanin can be found in the stratum basale.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratum_germinativum


    Dec 01 06, 9:08 AM
    WarmWestWind

    		Epidermis is the answer that worked for me

    Dec 01 06, 9:37 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Stratum germinativum (the basal layer) contain melanin.

    http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/histomanual/integument.html

    Dec 01 06, 11:05 AM
    skysmom65

    		The Epidermis Layer or surface layer holds the definition and pores. It also contains the pigment melanin. In dark skinned races this prevents most of the colour from the lower layers from showing through.

    http://www.realisticprosthetics.com/html/realskin_developement.html

    Dec 01 06, 11:32 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Incidentally, Epidermis is divided into the following 5 sublayers or strata:

    Stratum corneum
    Stratum lucidum
    Stratum granulosum
    Stratum spinosum
    Stratum germinativum

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermis_%28skin%29

    Dec 01 06, 1:54 PM

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