Cuticle
Outermost translucent layer of a hair shaft made of overlapping keratin scales. Three pattern types: coronal (crown-like, rodent hairs), spinous (petal-like, cat and seal hairs), imbricate (flattened, human and most large mammals).
Outermost translucent layer of a hair shaft made of overlapping keratin scales. Three pattern types: coronal (crown-like, rodent hairs), spinous (petal-like, cat and seal hairs), imbricate (flattened, human and most large mammals).
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