Microstructure of pharyngeal tooth enameloid in the parrotfish Scarus rivulatus (Pisces: Scaridae)

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-16

  Carr, A ^a   Kemp, A ^a   Tibbetts, I ^a   Truss, R ^a   Drennan, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological apatite; Biomaterial; Enameloid; Microstructure; Parrotfish dentition

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL APATITE; ENAMELOID; FLUORAPATITES; PARROTFISH DENTITION; SHEAR FORCE; TRAILING SURFACE;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

APATITE; BIOMATERIAL; FLUORAPATITE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CORAL REEF; CRYSTAL; DENTITION; ENAMEL; FEEDING; FISH; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PARROTFISH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANIMAL; HISTOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; TOOTH; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SCARUS RIVULATUS; SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

ANIMALS; APATITES; DENTAL ENAMEL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PERCIFORMES; TOOTH; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 33645121794     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01526.x     Document Type: Article

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