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Examination of the Hair Cuticle by Differential Interference Microscopy

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 11, pages 491–493 (1970)Cite this article

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Species identification of mammalian hairs most often includes a morphological examination of the hair cuticle for classification of the scale pattern. Several techniques have been used for this purpose including microscopy of cuticula impressions in gelatine or cellulose-acetate (Loske 1964) and direct microscopy of hairs by use of incident illumination (Ewans 1963/64). A combination of these two methods has not previously been described as far as known to the author.

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Simonsen, H.B. Examination of the Hair Cuticle by Differential Interference Microscopy. Acta Vet Scand 11, 491–493 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547975

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