Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 5, Problem 6RQ
Langerhans cells are commonly found in the ________.
- stratum spinosum
- stratum corneum
- stratum granulosum
- stratum basale
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