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ameloblast
Broader Terms:
cell
Related Terms:
dental development
Related Terms:
dental structure
Related Terms:
enamel organ
Scope Note:
cylindrical epithelial cells in the innermost layer of the enamel organ; functions include contribution to the development of the dentinoenamel junction by the deposition of a layer of the matrix, thus producing the foundation for dental enamel, and production of the matrix for the enamel prisms and interprismatic substance.
Term Number:
0835-5453
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