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As reported earlier1, wool fibres are enveloped by a thin membrane, the epicuticle. This structure is also found not only on human, horse and other animal hairs, but also on feathers2. Since structures of this type seem to be rather common, a few more animal structures have been investigated.
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LAGERMALM, G., PHILIP, B. & LINDBERG, J. Occurrence of Thin Membranes in the Surface Layers of Human Skin and in Finger Nails. Nature 168, 1080–1081 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/1681080b0
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