Metrical studies of the crown components of the Japanese mandibular molars

Anthropological Science

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 213-223

  Kondo, Shintaro ^a   Yamada, Hiroyuki ^b   Kanazawa, Eisaku ^c  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

^b AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometry; Molar reduction; Sex difference; Talonid; Trigonid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035639334     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.109.213     Document Type: Article

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