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Which layer forms keratohyalin, which is transformed into eleiden which in turn is converted to keratin?
  1. Stratum lucidum
  2. Stratum granulosum
  3. Stratum cormeum
  4. Stratum germinativum

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Stratum granulosum
B
Stratum germinativum
C
Stratum lucidum
D
Stratum cormeum
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Keratohyalin is a colorless translucent protein found in the granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization and in the Hassall's corpuscles in the thymus. Keratohyalin is associated with eleidin, which is the intermediate between keratohyalin and keratin.

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