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Record 1 2001-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

The hair shaft is that portion of the hair structure extending above the skin surface.

CONT

Rapid cell production in the matrix, and differentiation in the regions immediately above, produces a hair shaft which protrudes from the follicle mouth at the skin surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

La tige est la partie externe se terminant par une pointe qui est effilée quand le cheveu n'a pas été coupé.

CONT

La partie visible du cheveu, la tige pilaire, est formée à 97 p. 100 de kératine, une protéine fibreuse riche en soufre. Comme celles de la couche cornée de l'épiderme, les cellules de la tige pilaire sont des cellules mortes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peinado
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