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hooklets

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hooklets
the structure by which the distal barbules of bird feathers engage the indentations of the proximal barbules.


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Evaluation of the aspirated material revealed the presence of echinococcal hooklets, yielding a final diagnosis of hydatid cyst (Figure 2).
The authors extensively described the protoscolices and the amount and shape of the rostellar hooklets they found.
Barbules, smaller fibers that branch from the barbs, can sport small hooklets that lock onto adjacent barbs or barbules.
 
 
 
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