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Junctions between cells of the human enamel organ
Author(s) -
MATTHIESSEN M. E.,
MÖLLGÅRD K.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1972.tb00302.x
Subject(s) - gap junction , enamel organ , stratum , hepatic stellate cell , anatomy , ultrastructure , fetus , enamel paint , cell junction , electron microscope , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cell , dentistry , medicine , ameloblast , physics , pregnancy , optics , paleontology , endocrinology , intracellular , genetics
– Germs of primary teeth from the maxilla of two human fetuses were studied by electron microscopy. Cells of the stellate reticulum and stratum intermedium were found to be connected by desmosomes and by gap junctions. Some possible implications of the role of gap junctions are considered.