Hair growth and skin in the kinky-coat (kc) musk shrew, Suncus murinus.

doi:10.1538/expanim.45.227

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Hair growth and skin in the kinky-coat (kc) musk shrew, Suncus murinus.

Experimental animals - 1 Jul 1996

Ishikawa A, Hashimoto T

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Hair growth and skin structure were examined in kinky coat (kc) musk shrews, Suncus murinus. The first hair growth cycle and the development of hair bulbs were normal. Histological characteristics of hair follicles and bulbs were similar in kc/kc and normal +/kc shrews. The mean thickness of epid...

Topics

Animals
Hair
Mutation
Phenotype
Shrews
Skin
Vibrissae

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