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Huxley's layer
Transverse section of hair follicle.
Identifiers
FMA	70939
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

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Huxley's layer is the second layer of the inner root sheath of the hair and consists of one or two layers of horny, flattened, nucleated cells. It lies between Henle's layer and the cuticle.

Naming

The layer is named after English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley.

See also

• Thomas Huxley
• List of distinct cell types in the adult human body

References

1. "Huxley's layer". Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
2. Steffen, C (February 24, 2002). "The man behind the eponym: Thomas Henry Huxley: Huxley's layer of the inner root sheath". The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 24 (1): 82–4. doi:10.1097/00000372-200202000-00017. PMID 11803289.

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