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Table 2 Overview of expression of E-cadherin in the different cell layers of a replacement tooth

From: Zebrafish teeth as a model for repetitive epithelial morphogenesis: dynamics of E-cadherin expression

 

epithelium

mesenchyme

 

ide

ode

odontoblasts

dental papilla

initiation

++

++

-

-

morphogenesis

++

++

-

-

early cytodifferentiation

++ *

++ *

-

-

late cytodifferentiation

++ *

++ *

-

-

attachment

    
  1. The two layers of the enamel organ, IDE and ODE, maintain the expression of E-cadherin. The mesenchyme-derived dental papilla does not express this cell adhesion molecule during development. *: stronger expression of E-cadherin on theventral side of the developing tooth.