Fig 3. Structural abnormalities in hair fibers of Greyhounds identified by scanning electron microscopy.
(a) Intact telogen hair root of a control Greyhound, (b-d) abnormal HSs from Greyhounds with BTS (b) Clean transverse fracture (trichoschisis); (c) Central longitudinal splitting (central trichoptilosis). (d) Irregular surface of the cuticle; (e) Longitudinal grooves.