Retzius, Magnus G.

Retzius,

Magnus G., Swedish anatomist and anthropologist, 1842-1919. calcification lines of Retzius - incremental lines of rhythmic deposition of successive layers of enamel matrix during development. Synonym(s): lines of Retziusforamen of Key-Retzius - see under Key, Ernst AHKey-Retzius corpuscles - see under Key, Ernst AHlines of Retzius - Synonym(s): calcification lines of RetziusRetzius foramen - Synonym(s): lateral aperture of the fourth ventricleRetzius striae - dark concentric lines crossing the enamel prisms of the teeth, seen in axial cross sections of the enamel. Synonym(s): brown striae; striae parallelaesheath of Key and Retzius - see under Key, Ernst AH