A dentine-like hypermineralized substance that covers the tooth tip. Enamel's primary mineral is hydroxylapatite, which is a crystalline calcium phosphate. Unlike dentin and bone, enamel does not contain collagen. Instead, it has two unique classes of proteins called amelogenins and enamelins[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enamel_organ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Synonyms: enamel tissue enamel of tooth tooth enamel
Term information
- Wikipedia:Enamel_organ
- MA:0002543
- MESH:D003743
- BTO:0001844
- EMAPA:35303
- FMA:55629
- XAO:0004198
- CALOHA:TS-1057
- NCIT:C32505
- VSAO:0000065
- SCTID:362113009
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Term relations
- odontoid tissue
- mineralized skeletal tissue
- develops from some pre-enamel
- composed primarily of some hydroxylapatite