Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: It has been long proposed that the osteocyte network continually compares present mechanical strains to usual levels of strain, and triggers signals to osteoclasts or osteoblasts resulting in bone loss or gain, as needed.Whereas physiological levels of mechanical stimulation maintain bone mass, too low or too high levels of strain induce bone resorption.One mechanism by which
Author: Teresita Bellido
Language: English
Topic: Bone Metabolism and Diseases
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2136556461