This clearance was necessary to develop and maintain the integrity of the papilla.
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The ameloblasts and enamel organ, including the dental papilla, function similarly.
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Odontoblasts, the dentin-forming cells, differentiate from cells of the dental papilla.
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As odontoblasts deposit organic matrix, they migrate toward the center of the dental papilla.
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The nuclei of these cells move closer to the stratum intermedium and away from the dental papilla.
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Moreover, the team showed that the activating signal comes from a structure known as the dermal papilla.
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The columnar cells of the enamel organ adjacent to the dental papilla are known as inner enamel epithelium.
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Once there, the nerves develop around the tooth bud and enter the dental papilla when dentin formation has begun.
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In this sense, it is often called a teat, especially when referring to non-humans, and the medical term used to refer to it is papilla.
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(botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf
A small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue"
A small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
The papilla, in certain kinds of fish, particularly rays and sharks are small lumps of dermal tissue found in the mouth, where they are "distributed uniformly on the tongue, palate, and pharynx".F. S. Russell, Maurice Yonge, ''Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 13 (1975). ...
A nipple-like anatomical structure
(papillae) a small, elongated protuberance on the surface of an organ
(Papillae) small projections on the surface of the tongue
(Papillae) Tiny, finger-like hooks found on a cat's tongue and lining the gut.
(Papillae) Projections that extend upward from the dermis to the epidermis and help anchor the dermis and epidermis together; small raised bumps or nipples on a tissue surface. Lingual papillae are taste buds.