Osteocyte Shape and Mechanical Loading

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Osteocyte Shape and Mechanical Loading

Review 2015 EN Hybrid

There is considerable variation in the shape of osteocyte lacunae, which is likely to influence the function of osteocytes as the professional mechanosensors of bone. In this review, we first discussed how mechanical loading could affect the shape of osteocyte lacunae. Recent studies show that osteocyte lacunae are aligned to collagen. Since collagen fiber orientation is affected by loading mode,…

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1 René F.M. van Oers Corresponding Academic Center for Dentistry … (NL) Amsterdam Movement Sciences (NL) +1 —
2 Hong Wang Academic Center for Dentistry … (NL) Amsterdam Movement Sciences (NL) +1
3 Rommel G. Bacabac University of San Carlos (PH)

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