apical
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The patients in the study had apical periodontitis, a deep infection located around the very end of a tooth root.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Using high-resolution microscopy, the team closely tracked how apical progenitor cells divided.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
Untreated apical periodontitis can lead to tooth loss, but its effects extend beyond the mouth.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025
BBM encodes a transcription factor that regulates embryonic development, while WUS encodes a transcription factor that maintains stem cell identity in the shoot apical meristem region.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2024
Sub-order Apoxypoda.—The 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th pairs of appendages short, stout, tapering, the segments about as wide as long, except the apical, which is distally slender, pointed, slightly curved, and without distinct movable claws.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various