title: The periodontal ligament: a unique, multifunctional connective tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Beertsen
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McCulloch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sodek
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D003094:Collagen