| lamellar granule | A membrane-bound granule, 100 to 500 nm in diameter, located in the upper layers of the stratum spinosum of certain stratified squamous epithelia. Synonym: lamellar granule, membrane-coating granule, Odland body. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Langerhans' granule | A small tennis racket-shaped membrane-bound granule with characteristic cross-striated internal ultrastructure; first reported in Langerhans' cells of the epidermis. Synonym: Birbeck's granule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fuchsinophil granule | A granule that has an affinity for fuchsin. Synonym: Altmann's granule. (05 Mar 2000) |