Tooth developmental biology: Disruptions to enamel-matrix assembly and its impact on biomineralization

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-251

  Paine, M L ^a   Snead, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Dynamic light scattering; Hydroxyapatite; Leucine rich amelogenin peptide; Tyrosine rich amelogenin peptide

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; ENAMEL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

AMELOGENESIS; AMELOGENIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BASE SEQUENCE; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 33644674410     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2005.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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