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Huxley's layer
Transverse section of hair follicle.
Gray's	subject #234 1068

The second layer of the inner root sheath of the hair consists of one or two layers of horny, flattened, nucleated cells, known as Huxley's layer.

[edit] See also

• Thomas Huxley

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