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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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