Histogenesis of the unique morphology of proboscidean ivory

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 273, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1406-1423

  Virág, Attila ^a,b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dentinal tubules; Dentine; Elephantoidea; Ivory; Schreger pattern; Tusks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DENTIN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEPHANT; HISTOLOGY; MAMMOTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DENTIN; ELEPHANTS; MAMMOTHS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TOOTH;

DEINOTHERIUM; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHANTOIDEA; PRODEINOTHERIUM;

EID: 84869094485     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20069     Document Type: Article

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