Known and Unknown Features of Hair Cuticle Structure: A Brief Review

The cuticle is the outermost layer of overlapping flattened cells of hair and has been subjected to many years of study to understand its structure and how it develops in the follicle. The essential function of the cuticle with its tough inelastic protein content is to protect the inner cortex that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: George E. Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Cosmetics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9284/6/2/32