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membrane and the dental follicle, and the cellular masses 

 are seen to form a kind of band or irregular network (see 



FIG 201. Elongated mass of epithelial cells in follicle. ( x 350.) 



FIG. 202. Cell nest in follicle. Early stages of epithelial 

 coil. ( x 350.) 



fig. 201) ; these strands communicate with the prolongations 

 of the mucous membrane, and also with cells deeper placed 



