The evolution of enamel microstructure: How important is amelogenin?

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-42

  Mathur, Ajay Kishore ^a   Polly, P David ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Amelogenesis; Enamel microstructure: Amelogenin; Monotremata

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006624982     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009413632741     Document Type: Article

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