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... > Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Tooth Germ > Enamel Organ
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Tooth Germ > Enamel Organ
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Tooth Germ > Enamel Organ

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Enamel Organ  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Epithelial cells surrounding the dental papilla and differentiated into three layers: the inner enamel epithelium, consisting of ameloblasts which eventually form the enamel, and the enamel pulp and external enamel epithelium, both of which atrophy and disappear before and upon eruption of the tooth, respectively.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under TOOTH GERM 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004658

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