title: Scanning electron microscopy of hair from different regions of the body of the rat.
abstract: Surface features of rat hairs from different parts of the body have been studied by scanning electron microscopy. Ear hairs and vibrissae are similar in having much smaller cuticular scales than hairs from other parts of the body. The scales on the head hairs of females are smaller than those of males.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D051381:Rats / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012737:Sex Factors