A comparative study of different animal hairs: A microscopic analysis

• Main Authors: A Annika Rajaselin (Author), Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan (Author), A Abirami Arthanari (Author), R Gayathri (Author), S Kavitha (Author), J Selvaraj (Author), Y Dinesh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hair is a feature that is only found in mammals. In all species, it is an epidermal protrusion composed of an outer cuticle, middle cortex, and inner medulla. Hair's primary purpose in mammals is to aid with thermoregulation. Every domestic animal species has a distinct hair pattern that can be...