A Novel Method for Visualizing Hair Lipids at the Cell Membrane Complex: Argon Sputter Etching/Scanning Electron Microscopy

    Yoshinori Masukawa, H. Shimogaki, Kenji Manago, Genji Imokawa
    Studysummary This study found that scanning electron microscopy with argon sputter etching visualizes hair lipids at the cell membrane complex as distinctive convex structures, shedding light on their role and localization in human hair.
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