The innermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of a single layer of tall, cylindrical cells arranged in a fence-like structure and containing large, oval nuclei. These include Merkel’s cells, melanocytes and keratinocytes. This layer is where the keratinocytes divide before migrating to the upper layers of the epidermis. The basal germinative layer therefore plays a key role in epidermal regeneration.
Basal germinative layer
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