Fig. 9

SEM of the cross-section of the G3 camel hair. Panels (a and b) show the general structure of the hair. Panel (c) magnifies the vacuoles of the medulla. Panel (d) magnifies the cortex and wall of the cuticle. Hair cuticle (Cu), hair cortex (Co), large-sized medulla (LM), long rectangular shape scale (RS), pores (P), fibers of the cortex (F), vacuolated medulla (M) septa (S), large pore (LP), small pore (SP), pigment granules (G) and cuticle layers (CUL)