Atomic force microscopy study of tooth surfaces

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-49

  Farina, M ^a   Schemmel, A ^b   Weissmuller G ^a   Cruz, R ^a   Kachar, B ^c   Bisch, P M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical microscopy; Atomic force microscopy; Biomineralization; Tooth surface

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CUTICLE; ENAMEL; FISH; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; CHITON; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032778661     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.4069     Document Type: Article

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