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dentine
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001751

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_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]

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