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dentine

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Collagen-rich odontogenic tissue characteristic of teeth and tooth-like skeletal elements (e.g., odontodes); mature dentine is mineralized and develops from predentine tissue; often (but not always) tubular and acellular. [ http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 ]

Term info

Label

dentine

Synonyms
  • dentin
  • dentine of tooth
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

external definition

Mineralized collagen containing substance that forms the tooth structure.[TAO]

has narrow synonym

predentin

homology notes

Dentine is a bona fide vertebrate novelty, and dentine-secreting odontoblasts represent a cell type that is exclusively derived from the neural crest.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0001751

taxon notes

Dentine is found in the fossil record as early as the late Cambrian, in fish, where it may have had a role in electrochemical sensing of the environment as well as assisting in defense[WP]