Miniaturization: How many cells are needed to build a tooth?
Daria LarionovaHervé LesotAnn HuysseunePublished in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2021)
Our observations indicate that in this system, one single odontoblast fulfills roles normally exerted by a large and communicating cell population. First-generation teeth in medaka thus provide an exciting model to study integration of multiple functions into a single cell.