Stratum intermedium
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| Stratum intermedium | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Location | Developing tooth |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Stratum intermedium |
| TA98 | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 746: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
| FMA | {{#property:P1402}} |
| Anatomical terminology [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 865: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]] | |
The stratum intermedium in a developing tooth is a layer of two or three cells between the inner enamel epithelium and the newly forming cells of the stellate reticulum. It first appears during the early bell stage of tooth development, at around the 14th week of intrauterine life. These cells are closely attached by desmosomes and gap junctions .The stratum intermedium has a notably high alkaline phosphatase activity. This layer, along with the inner enamel epithelium, is responsible for the tooth enamel formation. It is a part of the dental (enamel) organ. Stratum intermedium stores glycogen. It is absent in the part of the tooth germ that outlines the root portions of the tooth which does not form enamel.
References
[edit | edit source]- Cate, A.R. Ten. Oral Histology: development, structure, and function. 5th ed. 1998. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- BKB Berkovitz, GR Holland, BJMoxham. Oral Anatomy Histology and Embryology. 3rd edition. Mosby Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
