"Odontoblasts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The mesenchymal cells which line the DENTAL PULP CAVITY and produce DENTIN. They have a columnar morphology in the coronal pulp but are cuboidal in the root pulp, or when adjacent to tertiary dentin.
| Descriptor ID |
D009804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.522
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Activation of the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway and tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease 1 during tertiary dentinogenesis. J Biochem. 2013 Jan; 153(1):43-50.