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The matrix can be processed easily and has good characteristics for tissue handling and urethral function.
Thus, the presence of breast cancer appears to alter the hair growth process, resulting in changes in the composition and conformation of cell membrane and matrix materials of hair fiber.
An evaluation of hair structure and biology points to the need for better protective mechanisms from cuticular damage and UV damage to maintain the cosmetic value of the hair.
The reproducibility of these changes indicate that hair may represent an easily accessible tissue for the study of how hyperglycaemia can modify extracellular matrix materials which lead to diabetic complications.
Hair analysis in forensic toxicology has been quickly emerged and improved in recent years; a deeper knowledge of advantages and limitations of this unique matrix is necessary for a better use in forensic caseworks.
This material is associated with periods of intense proliferation of hair epithelia, and is most likely supplied via the stromal matrix.