[Architectonic and diagnostic significance of hair cortex and medulla].
Architectonic of hair and spine was studied in 345 mammalian species using scanning electron microscopy. A consistent terminology and system of hair and spine cortex is proposed. The significance of the cortex and medulla structural patterns for taxon identification and adaptation to environmental conditions are discussed.
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Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 117071 Russia. olgachernova@mail.ru
D000818:Animals; D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods*; D006197:Hair / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000145:classification; D008854:Microscopy, Electron