| Title |
Enamel in longitudinal section of tooth - human, adult. Thin ground section, polarizing microscopy - optical axes of the polarizing plates are crossed at 60. |
| Creator |
Poels, Lambert G. |
| Contributor |
Lambert G. Poels, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen Paul H. K. Jap, PhD, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen |
| Subject |
oral cavity; Retzius; dentinoenamel junction |
| Description |
Using polarizing microscopy the birefringence of the crystalline structure of enamel is colorful demonstrated. Incremental lines (striae) of Retzius are well shown as straight oblique zones. Top right a long dark fissure-like structure representing a crack. |
| Subtype |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ |
| Collection |
Poja Histology Collection - Oral Cavity Subset |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6wt1wft |
| Setname |
ehsl_heal |
| ID |
890357 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wt1wft |
