Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 279-287 , April 2010

Development of deciduous and permanent dentitions in the upper jaw of the house shrew (Suncus murinus)

  • Atsushi Yamanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 99 275 6102; fax: +81 99 275 6108.
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  • Kinya Yasui

      Affiliations

    • Marine Biological Laboratory, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 2445 Mukaishima-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima 722-0073, Japan
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  • Takahiro Sonomura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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  • Haruki Iwai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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  • Masanori Uemura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan

,Accepted 18 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.02.006

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 279-287 , April 2010

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