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Potential of dental mesenchymal cells in developing teeth.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Jan 2007
Yamazaki Hidetoshi, Tsuneto Motokazu, Yoshino Miya, Yamamura Ken-Ichi, Hayashi Shin-Ichi
Abstract excerpt
The tooth, composed of dentin and enamel, develops through epithelium-mesenchyme interactions. Neural crest (NC) cells contribute to the dental mesenchyme in the developing tooth and differentiate into dentin-secreting odontoblasts. NC cells are known to differentiate into chondrocytes and osteob...
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