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THE flattened cells, forming the imbricated scaly sheath of the keratin fibres, wool and hair, appear comparatively structureless under the optical microscope ; using the electron microscope (R.C.A. Type EMU), however, we have been able to distinguish several component structures of the cuticle cells of wool both by their appearance and by their resistance to chemical and enzymic attack.
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MERCER, E., REES, A. Structure of the Cuticle of Wool. Nature 157, 589–590 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157589a0
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