X-ray microtomographic study of mineral distribution in enamel of mandibular rat incisors

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 405-413

  Wong, F S L ^a,b   Elliott, J C ^b   Davis, G R ^b   Anderson, P ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D surface rendering; Mineralisation rate; Teeth; Tooth maturation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENAMEL; FEMALE; INCISOR; MALE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; X RAY;

ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCISOR; MALE; MINERALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034077368     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299006226     Document Type: Article

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