Solubility of Structurally Complicated Materials: 3. Hair

Hair is composed of proteins, lipids, water, and small amounts of trace elements. All proteins in animal and human bodies are built from permutations of amino acid molecules in a polypeptide string. The polypeptide chains of protein keratin are organized into filaments in hair cells. Hair is one of...

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Main Author: Ari L. Horvath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2009.27
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