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Electron microscopy of ancient Egyptian skin
Author(s) -
LEWIN PETER K.,
CUTZ ERNEST
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb05149.x
Subject(s) - electron microscope , ultrastructure , microscopy , desiccation , pathology , biology , anatomy , medicine , botany , optics , physics
SUMMARY Sections of skin were examined by electron microscopy from the sole of the foot of a 14‐year‐old Egyptian, who died 3200 years ago and was preserved naturally by desiccation. Remarkable ultrastructural preservation of the epidermal cells and their components was found.