Table 1 Camel hair width of the shaft, medulla cortex, and medulla index at the three different ages by light microscope (mean ± standard error and p-value)

Diameter of the hair shaft (width) (µm)

159.25 ± 7.59^a

166.50 ± 7.31^a

60.46 ± 2.39^b

0.0499

Medulla width (µm)

47.44 ± 3.59^b

76.02 ± 7.77^a

46.99 ± 2.53^b

0.0506

Medulla index %

0.298 ± 0.01^c

0. 456 ± 0.02^b

0. 772 ± 0.05^a

0.0491

Cortex width (µm)

38.11 ± 2.10^a

17.84 ± 2.15^b

4.31 ± 0.30^c

0.0321

Cuticle width (µm)

3.51 ± 0.17^a

2.80 ± 0.48^b

1.80 ± 0.52^c

0.0398