Leucine Aminopeptidase in the Developing Teeth of the Mouse

Quantitative Study of the Arylaminopeptidase Activity in Normal and Altered States of Human Dentine

“…Histochemically this activity was demonstrable only in carious dentine and in inflamed pulp [Larmas et al, 1968;L armas and M akinen, 1972; L armas and Kantola, 1973]. Controversial reports exist as to whether or not arylami nopeptidase activity is histochemically demonstrable in odontoblasts dur ing tooth development [Korhonen and N aatanen, 1963;H ammerstrom et al, 1971;L armas and L armas, 1974]. These studies indicate that a definitive assessment of the source of the enzymes in dentine is not possi ble at present and more integrated knowledge of these enzymes is need ed.…”