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. 2013 Sep 16;57(3):e27. doi: 10.4081/ejh.2013.e27

Figure 4.

Figure 4.

Demonstration of hard hair keratins in the epidermis and dermis of the Malayan pangolin; distinctly positive reactions for AE13 are found in (a) the layers of the vital epidermis of a scale hinge region, particularly the stratum granulosum, for AE14 in (b) the ventral body region, but somewhat restricted to the stratum basale of the ventral body region; moreover, positive staining for AE14 also concentrated (c) in the outer root sheath of hair follicles; DAB visualization. SB, stratum basale; SS, stratum spinosum; SG, stratum granulosum; SC, stratum corneum; oSC, outer stratum corneum; oRS, outer root sheath; iRS, inner root sheath; D, dermis.