Tracking cellular-level enamel growth and structure in 4D with synchrotron imaging

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 424-428

  Tafforeau, Paul ^a   Zermeno, John P ^b   Smith, Tanya M ^b  

^a EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decussation; Dental morphology; Enamel microstructure; Enamel prisms; Tooth development

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; ENAMEL; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; IMAGING METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84858074378     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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