structure of nail

  • Dr Thanuja Perera
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structure of nail. Dr Thanuja Perera. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Nail, general structure as seen with scanning electron microscope. The nail is made up of a hard protein called keratin, the same protein that makes up hair.

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