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Muscles advance the teeth in sand dollars and other sea urchins

We demonstrate the action of the dental promoter muscles in advancing the continuously growing teeth of sand dollars and sea urchins. Teeth wear at the occlusal end, while new calcite is added to the opposite end. Dental ligaments rigidly hold teeth during chewing, but soften and reform during advan...

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Главные авторы: Ellers, O., Telford, M.
Формат: Artigo
Язык:Inglês
Опубликовано: 1997
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Online-ссылка:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1688700/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1997.0211
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