The Teeth

Embryos, Genes and Birth Defects: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 515-535

  Thesleff, Irma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dentine and enamel defects variations in colour and enamel structure; Dentine sialophosphoprotein (DSPP); Enamel matrix and unique enamel proteins; Gene function redundancy problems; Hypodontia in different forms; Mesenchymal stem cells regenerating dentine tissues upon transplantation; Microarray analysis identifying genes associated with cellular functions; Odontoblast cell bodies confluent layers between dentine and dental pulp cells; Oligodontia and hypodontia; Teeth

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949122594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470090121.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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