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    Structure of Intermediate Filament Assembly in Hair Deduced from Hydration Studies Using Small-Angle Neutron Scattering

    April 2019 in “ Journal of structural biology ”
    N. Sanjeeva Murthy, Wenjie Wang, Y. K. Kamath
    Studysummary This study found that coconut oil impedes hair hydration more effectively than soybean oil by penetrating deeper, and suggested a new model for intermediate filament assembly in hair.
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