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dental lamina
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A band of ectodermal cells growing from the epithelium of the embryonic jaws into the underlying mesenchyme and giving rise to the primordia of the enamel organs of the teeth. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/dental+lamina ]
Term info
Label
dental lamina
Synonyms
- embryonic dental lamina
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Dentallamina11-17-05.jpg
external ontology notes
check MA placement, this structure is the developing structure
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
fetal dental lamina, lamina dentalis
id
UBERON:0004825
taxon notes
In the epidermis of embryonic birds, there remains a transient thickening that is comparable to the early formation of the dental lamina in the mouse