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. 1975;251(3):199-204.
doi: 10.1007/BF00561761.

On the structure of the normal nail. A scanning electron microscope study

B Forslind, N Thyresson

On the structure of the normal nail. A scanning electron microscope study

B Forslind et al. Arch Dermatol Forsch. 1975.

Abstract

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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