Cuticle
the outermost region of a hair composed of layers of overlapping scales.
Discussion—The dimension of the cuticle as mea- sured from its outer margin to the cortex is often desc
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ASTM E3175-23 Standard Practice for Training in the Forensic Examination of Hair by Microscopy. Standard Practice for Training in the Forensic Examination of Hair by Microscopy, 2023.
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