The phrase "a thick stratum of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a substantial layer or level of something, often in a scientific or descriptive context.
Example: "The archaeologists discovered a thick stratum of soil that contained artifacts from ancient civilizations."
Alternatives: "a dense layer of" or "a substantial bed of".
The last thing they need now is a generation that refuses to acknowledge that it is growing old, a thick stratum of privilege, desk-blocking new talent, better ideas, fresh approaches, mainly interested in funding a three-holidays-a-year habit and looking forward to the next chance to romp across the beach to the breaking surf, imagining themselves as lithe and toned as they were in their 20s.
The folding is formed by a thick stratum of columnar cells; the prevalent orientation of the long axes of their nuclei is perpendicular to the basement membrane (Figs. 5b and 8a).
These people may look normal, but stick them in an x-ray machine and you'll see a thick strata of Back to the Future, somewhere between the flesh and the blood.
Then add a thick strata of buttercream, another of chocolate crémeux, more cream, more Valrhona.
The penguin epidermis has a thick stratum corneum, consisting of flattened heavily keratinized cells that lack basophilic nuclear remnants [ 36].
To prevent loss of moisture reptilian skin lost the softness and moisture of amphibian skin and developing a thick stratum corneum with multiple layers of lipids which served as an impermeable barrier as well as provided protection from the ultraviolet.
This is solved by the possession of a thick stratum corneum in which waxes are arranged in membranelike layers between the keratinized cells.
This was a proof-of-concept, showing that the engrafted sheet onto the ischemic myocardium survived and gradually grew to form a thick stratum that included a mixture of newly formed vessels, undifferentiated cells, and some cardiomyocytes [ 167].
Although in the epidermis there were no gross phenotypic abnormalities or barrier dysfunction apparent at birth, histological examination revealed that the newborn (Figure 2A) and 1 week-old (not shown) transgenic epidermis was moderately thicker than that of the wild type, with a thicker stratum corneum, a less-compacted granular layer and an overall expanded suprabasal compartment.
