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ameloblast

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ameloblast [əˈmiːləʊblæst -blɑːst]
n
(Medicine / Dentistry) a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel
[from (en)amel + -o- + -blast]
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Noun1.ameloblast - a cell from which tooth enamel develops
embryonic cell, formative cell - a cell of an embryo


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Second, the interference by TCDD with the formative stage of tooth development--that is, the function of secretory ameloblasts and odontoblasts--results in delayed or defective mineralization of the molar teeth (Gao et al.
Developmental dental aberrations after the dioxin accident in Seveso by Mocarelli, Paolo / Environmental Health Perspectives
The tumor is made up of a blend of ameloblasts and epithelial cells that try to duplicate the enamel organ.
Ameloblastoma. (Pathology Clinic) by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Its production begins with a matrix of amelogenin, produced by cells called ameloblasts, along with the less abudant protein enamelin.
Scientists home in on tooth enamel gene by Science News
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