Figure 2 in Initiation and early development of the postcanine deciduous dentition in the dasyurid marsupial Dasyurus viverrinus

Figure 2. Transverse sections of early developmental stages of the dentition in marsupials: a, early tooth bud forming from the dental lamina; b, early-cap stage; c, middle-bell stage with elongate dental lamina; d, late-bell stage with odontoblasts and early lingual successional lamina; e, well-developed late-bell stage with dentin and enamel. A successional early-cap stage develops from the lingual successional lamina, showing early fragmentation of the dental lamina. Abbreviations: AM, ameloblasts; D, dentin; DL, dental lamina; DP, dental papilla; E, enamel; IEE, inner enamel epithelium; OD, odontoblasts; OEE, outer enamel epithelium; SL, successional lamina; SR, stellate reticulum; TB, tooth bud.