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. 1976 May;94(5):573-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1976.tb05149.x.

Electron microscopy of ancient Egyptian skin

P K Lewin, E Cutz

Electron microscopy of ancient Egyptian skin

P K Lewin et al. Br J Dermatol. 1976 May.

Abstract

Sections of skin were examined by electron microscopy from the sole of the foot of a 14-year-old Egyptian, who died 3200 years ago and was preserved naturally by desiccation. Remarkable ultrastructural preservation of the epidermal cells and their components was found.

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