dentine
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.
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Exact Synonyms
dentin
dentine of tooth
Narrow Synonyms
predentin
class Information
external_definition
Mineralized collagen containing substance that forms the tooth structure.[TAO]
has_dbxref
has_obo_namespace
uberon
has_relational_adjective
dentinal
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]
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]
class Relations
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produces
results in formation of anatomical entity