Alpaca (Vicugna Pacos) Skin Analyzed Under Architecture and Structure

April 2024 in “ UNESP Institutional Repository (São Paulo State University) ”

Tais Harumi de Castro [UNESP] Sasahara, Luciana Milagros Durand Neira, Sílvio Pires Gomes, Concepta McManus, Guilherme Pereira Chiarello, Maria Angelica Miglino

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collagen Type I collagen Type III collagen Type IV collagen sebaceous glands sweat glands hair follicles epidermis dermis

Studysummary In this study, researchers analyzed alpaca skin morphology and found that type I and IV collagen are present in both the epidermis and dermis, while type III collagen is found only in the dermis.

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