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. 2016 Jun 21;12(3):152–167. doi: 10.1080/15476278.2016.1197460

TABLE 2.

Expression of IGF-1R and IGF-2R in epithelial and mesenchymal parts of human incisor tooth germ between the 7th and 20th week of development.

Tooth germ parts
Epithelial
Mesenchymal
Age (weeks) Factor tb dl oee iee cl sr si pa dp df po
7 IGF-1R ++ + / / / / / / + / /
IGF-2R ++* + / / / / / / ++* / /
10 IGF-1R / + ++ ++ ++ + / / + /
IGF-2R / + +* ++* ++* / / ++* + /
12 IGF-1R / + +++ +++ +++ + / / + /
IGF-2R / + +* ++* +* + / / ++* + /
14 IGF-1R / + +++ +++ +++ + ++ / + /
IGF-2R / ++* +* ++* ++* + +* / ++* + /
20 IGF-1R / + ++ +++ +++ + ++ +++ ++ +++
IGF-2R / ++* +* ++* +++* + ++* ++* ++* + +*

Legends: tb – tooth bud; dl – dental lamina; oee – outer enamel epithelium; iee – inner enamel epithelium; cl – cervical loop; sr – stellate reticulum; si – stratum intermedium; pa – pre-ameloblasts; dp – dental papilla; df – dental follicle; po – pre-odontoblasts

Reactivity:

– (absent);

+ (mild);

++ (moderate);

+++ (strong);

/(absence of tissue);

*

(expression in individual cells)