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On the structure of the normal nail

A Scanning Electron Microseope Study

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A scanning electron microscopic (SEM) study of cut surfaces in normal human nails have confirmed the previous description of nail structure, i.e. the hard dorsal nail plate supported by the plastic intermediate nail plate.

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Eine Raster-elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchung von Oberflächenschnitten von normalen menschlichen Nägeln konnte die frühere Beschreibung der Nagelstruktur bestätigen, d. h., daß die harte, dorsale Nagelplatte durch eine plastische intermediäre Nagelplatte abgestützt wird.

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  1. Department of Medical Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    B. Forslind

  2. Department of Dermatology, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

    N. Thyresson

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Dedicated to Prof. Hans Götz, Essen, on his 60th birthday.

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Forslind, B., Thyresson, N. On the structure of the normal nail. Arch. Derm. Res. 251, 199–204 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00561761

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