preodontoblast
English
editEtymology
editFrom pre- + odontoblast.
Noun
editpreodontoblast (plural preodontoblasts)
- The precursor of an odontoblast
- 2015 December 29, “Controlled Osteogenic Differentiation of Mouse Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Tetracycline-Controlled Transcriptional Activation of Amelogenin”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- These effects included induction of mineralization accompanied by the presence of bone matrix proteins such as bone sialoprotein (BSP, also known as integrin-binding sialoprotein; Ibsp), suggesting a signaling role of amelogenin gene products in preodontoblast maturation [10 ].
Adjective
editpreodontoblast (not comparable)
- Prior to the formation of an odontoblast