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enamel
- Term ID
- UBERON:0001752
- Synonyms
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- enamel of tooth
- enamel tissue
- enameloid
- tooth enamel
- Definition
- A dentine-like hypermineralized substance that covers the tooth tip. Enamel's primary mineral is hydroxylapatite, which is a crystalline calcium phosphate. Unlike dentin and bone, enamel does not contain collagen. Instead, it has two unique classes of proteins called amelogenins and enamelins[WP]. (2)
- References
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- BTO:0001844
- CALOHA:TS-1057
- EMAPA:35303
- Enamel:organ
- MA:0002543
- MESH:A14.254.900.255
- NCIT:C32505
- UMLS:C0011350
- VSAO:0000065
- XAO:0004198
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0011350
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362113009
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
- develops from
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- is a type of
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- inverse produces
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