papilla


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(botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf

a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell

a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather

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Terskikh studies a type of cell called dermal papilla.
Although VEGFR2 has been identified in the coronal pulp of primary and young permanent human teeth (15), there is limited knowledge about this receptor in the other regions of the pulp and apical papilla (16).
The duodenal papilla was identified in 9 (45%) patients with PillCam SB3 alone and 10 (50%) patients with MiroCam alone (Table 2).
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family, a part of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-[beta]) superfamily, is crucial in dental papilla growth and development [7, 8].
Cholangiopancreatography of the resected specimen showed that the annular duct was connected to the major papilla (Figures 3(a) and 3(b)).
And each papilla goes from a flat, 2D surface through a continuum of shapes until it reaches its final shape, which can be conical or like trilobes or one of a dozen possible shapes.
Researchers involved found that the chemical isosaponarin taken from the leaves of the wasabi plant could awaken papilla cells in the human scalp, reports Tokyo Shimbun.
(1) entitled "Accurate biopsy of bile duct without destroying duodenal papilla" with great interest.
"White esthetics" refers to a natural-appearance of final restorations with suitable materials, while "pink esthetics" refers to the soft tissue aspects of a tooth including interdental papilla and gingival contour [3-5].
Dorsomedian furrow flanked by one accessory papilla on each side, followed by one primary papilla; large and medium-sized primary papillae arranged out of register along dorsal midline.
In addition, the diverticulum alters the anatomy of the region of the papilla making identification of the papilla more difficult [3].
The other two studies were about coronal advanced flap (CAF) with enamel matrix derivative or free rotated papilla autograft and did not qualify for meta- analysis.
New York, NY, June 11, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Creative Bioarray, an international supplier of the world's most comprehensive list of research-use cells, including tumor cells, primary cells, stem cells and transformed cells, is pleased to announce its new Human Hair Dermal Papilla Cells ( Cat.No.