Tooth size variability and relevance of numerical variation in the Japanese serow

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-98

  Natsume, Asuka ^a,b   Koyasu, Kazuhiro ^b   Oda, Sen ichi ^a   Nakagaki, Haruo ^b   Kawai, Tatsushi ^b   Hanamura, Hajime ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dental variability; Tooth size

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENTITION; FEMALE; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; JAPAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN;

ANIMALS; BICUSPID; DENTITION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; GOATS; JAPAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH CROWN;

CAPRICORNIS CRISPUS;

EID: 36749036066     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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