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Periodontal Ligament
The fibrous CONNECTIVE TISSUE surrounding the TOOTH ROOT, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS).
Year introduced: 1973(1972)
ASPN protein, human [Supplementary Concept]
RefSeq NM_017680
Date introduced: November 29, 2001
periodontal ligament chemotactic factor [Supplementary Concept]
a highly specific autocrine chemotactic agent for human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells; partial amino acid sequence given in first source
Date introduced: September 5, 1995
Aspn protein, rat [Supplementary Concept]
RefSeq NM_001014008
Date introduced: January 18, 2015