Cuticle
The outermost region of a hair composed of layers of overlapping scales. DiscussionThe dimension of the cuticle as mea- sured from its outer margin to the cortex is often described in relative terms (for example, thin, medium, thick).
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Trace Materials
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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.
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