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What is the predominant component of the ECM in dental pulp?
What is the predominant component of the ECM in dental pulp?
Where do odontoblasts attach to in the dental pulp?
Where do odontoblasts attach to in the dental pulp?
What is the primary function of odontoblasts in the dental pulp?
What is the primary function of odontoblasts in the dental pulp?
What is the shape of coronal odontoblasts in the dental pulp?
What is the shape of coronal odontoblasts in the dental pulp?
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What is the correct term for the area in the dental pulp where a number of axons congregate?
What is the correct term for the area in the dental pulp where a number of axons congregate?
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Which region in the dental pulp is described as anuclear based on electron microscopy findings?
Which region in the dental pulp is described as anuclear based on electron microscopy findings?
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Where are the nuclei of adjacent odontoblast cells located?
Where are the nuclei of adjacent odontoblast cells located?
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Which zone in the dental pulp is characterized by the presence of fibroblast cell processes, axons, and capillaries crossing the region?
Which zone in the dental pulp is characterized by the presence of fibroblast cell processes, axons, and capillaries crossing the region?
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Which organelles are involved in dentine synthesis by odontoblasts?
Which organelles are involved in dentine synthesis by odontoblasts?
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What is the main anatomical feature of predentine in the dental pulp?
What is the main anatomical feature of predentine in the dental pulp?
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What contributes to the richness of the Cell Rich Zone in the dental pulp?
What contributes to the richness of the Cell Rich Zone in the dental pulp?
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Which area in the dental pulp is typically absent from the radicular pulp and appears mainly in the coronal pulp of erupted teeth?
Which area in the dental pulp is typically absent from the radicular pulp and appears mainly in the coronal pulp of erupted teeth?
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What is the main function of the odontoblast layer in the dental pulp?
What is the main function of the odontoblast layer in the dental pulp?
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How do fibroblasts contribute to dental pulp tissue?
How do fibroblasts contribute to dental pulp tissue?
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What happens to the odontoblast layer as secondary dentine is laid down throughout life?
What happens to the odontoblast layer as secondary dentine is laid down throughout life?
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Which cell type is responsible for slowly producing fibers and ground substance in dental pulp tissue?
Which cell type is responsible for slowly producing fibers and ground substance in dental pulp tissue?
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What is the role of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the dental pulp?
What is the role of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the dental pulp?
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Which type of cell junction helps in maintaining the integrity and limited permeability of the odontoblast layer?
Which type of cell junction helps in maintaining the integrity and limited permeability of the odontoblast layer?
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