Tooth periodontal ligament: Direct 3D microCT visualization of the collagen network and how the network changes when the tooth is loaded

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-115

  Naveh, Gili R S ^a   Brumfeld, Vlad ^a   Shahar, Ron ^b   Weiner, Steve ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Collagen network; MicroCT; PDL; Periodontal ligament; Teeth

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

ALVEOLAR BONE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MANDIBLE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

RATTUS;

EID: 84873148402     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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