Saturated solutions - Salts such as the apatites do not readily become ionized and dissolve in water. When no more ions can dissolve the solution is s...
Quadrate - one of the bones which together with the articular bones and the dentary, made/make up a reptile's jaw. In mammals the quadrate bone is...
Paracrine - cell messengers also called cytokines which are locally acting, produced by neighbouring cells or the extracellular matrix, as distinct fr...
Occlusal wear - loss of enamel on the biting surface of the teeth due to the abrasive action of chewing natural unprocessed food. Odontoblast process ...
Nerve growth factor- a cytokine that promotes the growth and repair of sensory nerves and maintenance of sympathetic nerves. Neural crest cells - cell...
Macrophages - cells derived from monocytes which have the ability to phagocytose foreign particles and dead tissue and to move through tissue, or to r...
Lamella-bone - the microscopic structure of cortical bone gives it the appearance of concentric or parallel plates ( from Latin, lamella, the diminuti...
Junctional epithelium - the epithelium which seals the base of the gingival sulcus against the tooth. Keratan sulphate - a glycosaminoglycan found in ...
In Vitro - experiments which are carried out in a laboratory as distinct from in vivo experiments In Vivo -experiments which are carried out in live a...
Habitat - a location which has a suitable environment for an organism to live in. Caves are natural habitats for bats, trees for birds; oral surfaces ...