title: [Micromorphologic studies of the odontoblasts of sheep in different development and maturation stages].
abstract: The fine tissue structure of ovine odontoblasts was studied in various developmental and maturational stages. Odontoblasts differentiate from the peripherally-located mesenchymal cells of the dental papilla. On the basis of cytological parameters, it was possible to divide the odontoblasts into the following groups: pre-odontoblasts, juvenile (light) odontoblasts and mature (dark) odontoblasts. The three maturational stages of odontoblasts exhibit substantial differences with respect to their form and to the number and arrangement of their cytoplasmatic organelles. Structural differences in the three cell types appear to be closely correlated to the level of cellular activity.
authors.affiliation: Medizinischen Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Abteilung für Oralchirurgie und Zahnärztliche Poliklinik, Giessen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geiger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hild
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003771:Dental Papilla / Q000166:cytology; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009804:Odontoblasts / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012756:Sheep / Q000254:growth & development*
vernacular_title: Mikromorphologische Untersuchungen an den Odontoblasten des Schafs in verschiedenen Entwicklungs- bzw. Reifestadien.