Cementum structure in Beluga whale teeth

[Display omitted] A large fraction of the volume of Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) teeth consists of cementum, a mineralized tissue which grows throughout the life of the animal and to which the periodontal ligaments attach. Annular growth bands or growth layer groups (GLGs) form within Beluga...

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Published in:	Acta biomaterialia Vol. 48; pp. 289 - 299
Main Authors:	Stock, S.R., Finney, L.A., Telser, A., Maxey, E., Vogt, S., Okasinski, J.S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 15-01-2017 Elsevier BV
Subjects:	Animals Apatite Aquatic mammals Beluga Whale - anatomy & histology Carbonation Cements Cementum Chronology Collagen Dental Cementum - anatomy & histology Dental Cementum - diagnostic imaging Dentin Diffraction Fluorescence growth layer groups (GLGs) Hydroxyapatite Ligaments Luminous intensity Mandible - anatomy & histology Mapping Microbeams Micrography Microscopy Mineralization Odontocete Optical microscopy Periodontics Photomicrographs Synchrotron radiation Teeth Tooth - anatomy & histology Tooth - diagnostic imaging X-Ray Diffraction X-ray fluorescence X-rays Zinc Odontocete Dentin X-ray fluorescence Zn growth layer groups (GLGs) X-ray diffraction Synchrotron radiation Ca Cementum
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