Definition of Malpighian layer in English:
Malpighian layer
nounmalˈpɪɡɪənˌmalˈpiɡēən
Anatomy Zoology A layer in the epidermis in which skin cells are continually formed by division.
Example sentencesExamples
- The strata basale and spinosum are also referred to as the Malpighian layer.
- Among the Malpighian layer is another type of cell called melanocyte which produces a chemical called melanin.
- Together with the stratum basale it is sometimes referred to as the Malpighian layer (living layer).
- The Malpighian layer is itself layered, the bottom layer of which is the basal layer.
- Following these early changes, the cells of the Malpighian layer become swollen and vacuolated.
- In Malpighian layers, disulfide cross-links only occurred just beneath the transition zone in thickened cell membranes.