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Regulation of mammalian tooth cusp patterning by ectodin.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 23 Sept 2005
Kassai Yoshiaki, Munne Pauliina, Hotta Yuhei, Penttilä Enni, Kavanagh Kathryn, Ohbayashi Norihiko, Takada Shinji, Thesleff Irma, Jernvall Jukka, Itoh Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian tooth crowns have precise functional requirements but cannot be substantially remodeled after eruption. In developing teeth, epithelial signaling centers, the enamel knots, form at future cusp positions and are the first signs of cusp patterns that distinguish species. We report that ec...
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