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Role of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath cells in tooth root development.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Dec 2003
Zeichner-David Margarita, Oishi Keiji, Su Zhengyan, Zakartchenko Vassili, Chen Li-Sha, Arzate Higinio, Bringas Pablo
Abstract excerpt
During tooth development, after the completion of crown formation, the apical mesenchyme forms the developing periodontium while the inner and outer enamel epithelia fuse below the level of the crown cervical margin to produce a bilayered epithelial sheath termed Hertwig's epithelial root sheath (HERS). The role of HERS cells in root formation is widely accepted; however, the precise function of these cells...
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