title: The water binding capacity of the periodontal ligament and its role in mechanical function.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D009995:Osmosis; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013552:Swine; D013816:Thermodynamics