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ameloblast
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ameloblast /am·e·lo·blast/ (am´ĕ-lo-blast″) a cell that takes part in forming dental enamel.
am·e·lo·blast (m-l-blst)
n.
A cell of the inner layer of the enamel organ of a developing tooth that is involved in enamel formation.
ameloblast
[am′ilōblast′]
Etymology: OFr, amel + Gk, blastos, germ
an epithelial cell from which tooth enamel is formed. Also called enamel cell. -ameloblastic, adj.
ameloblast (am´lōblast´),
n an epithelial cell associated with the enamel organ that, during tooth development, secretes enamel matrix.
ameloblast atrophy,
n a wasting of or decrease in the epithelial cells, which form tooth enamel; may occur as the result of a deficiency in vitamin A. See also atrophy, periodontal.
ameloblast
a cell which takes part in forming dental enamel.


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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.
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