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Cortical Texture

The relief or definition of the margins of the cortical cells when viewed using transmitted light microscopy.

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Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E3316-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Hair by Microscopy. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2022. Source link(link is external)
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org(link is external)