The origin and formation of the dental follicle : The first memoir on the development of the teeth / By Drs. Ch. Legros and E. Magitot. A translation from the French, with introduction and notes, by M.S. Dean. Authorized and rev. by Dr.Magitot, the surviving author.

  • Legros, Charles, 1834-1873.
Date:
1880
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Credit: The origin and formation of the dental follicle : The first memoir on the development of the teeth / By Drs. Ch. Legros and E. Magitot. A translation from the French, with introduction and notes, by M.S. Dean. Authorized and rev. by Dr.Magitot, the surviving author. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ■14 brane may be distinguished into three por- tions; a central plane of indifferent tissue [the basement membrane], from which, growth and metamorphosis take place externally, to consti- tute the representative of epidermis or epithe- lium, to which we propose to give the name of ecderon / while internally, growth and meta- morphosis take place from the central plane, so as to constitute the representative of the derm or 'mucosa,' which we have termed the en- deron.* ISTow, since the terms emploj^ed by different writers to designate the layers of the skin and of the mucous membrane are so various, and sometimes conflicting, I shall apply the same terms to the corresponding strata in both of them, as follows: (1) The term epidermis will comprehend the whole of the external epithelial layer, whether it be of the skin or of the mucous membranes. (2) The term dermis will be applied to the stratum immediately subjacent to the epidermis, and which is known by the various terms, cu- tis vera, corium, mucosa, proper mucous mem- *Appendix to the Sydenham edition (4th edition) of Kolliker's Histology.