EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT & STEM CELL COMPENDIUM
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Secondary Enamel Knot Cells (EnK)


Tth.EnK.SEKCs
During the late bell stage, two secondary enamel knots are formed in molar teeth, at future cup sites. Secondary enamel knot cells initiate odontoblast differentiation.

Bell stage.
E16.5 - E17.5
Secondary Enamel Knot Cells
Multiple Ancestors Single Ancestor No Descendants Develops from Part of Parent