The dependences of osteocyte network on bone compartment, age, and disease

Osteocytes, the most abundant bone cells, form an interconnected network in the lacunar-canalicular pore system (LCS) buried within the mineralized matrix, which allows osteocytes to obtain nutrients from the blood supply, sense external mechanical signals, and communicate among themselves and with...

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Main Authors: Lai, Xiaohan, Price, Christopher, Modla, Shannon, Thompson, William R, Caplan, Jeffrey, Kirn-Safran, Catherine B, Wang, Liyun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511381/