Open AccessLight microscopic morphology of indigenous Ghanaian African hair from scalp, eyebrow, axilla, and pubic regions
Author(s) -
Yusra Kalmoni,
Frederick Kwaku Addai,
Saviour Kweku Adjenti,
Kevin Kofi Adutwum-Ofosu,
John Ahenkorah,
Bismarck Afedo Hottor,
Richard Michael Blay
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_70_18
Subject(s) - scalp , vellus hair , eyebrow , anatomy , pubic hair , biology , medulla , axilla , hair shaft , medicine , hair follicle , surgery , genetics , cancer , breast cancer , microbiology and biotechnology
Relatively scanty literature on autochthonic African Negroid hair morphology provokes research interest for anthropological, forensic, and cosmetic purposes.