Inner layer of cells of the dental organ, nearest the odontogenic papilla, and composed of ameloblasts. [ ZFA:0005136 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_enamel_epithelium ]
Synonyms: inner enamel epithelium
Term information
- TAO:0005136
- NCIT:C32804
- ZFA:0005136
- UMLS:C1512780 (ncithesaurus:Inner_Enamel_Epithelium)
- Wikipedia:Inner_enamel_epithelium
- BTO:0003463
The location of the enamel organ where the outer and inner enamel epithelium join is called the cervical loop
Term relations
- dental epithelium
- part of some tooth enamel organ
- composed primarily of some ameloblast
- has part some ameloblast