Transport mechanism operating between blood supply and osteocytes in long bones

WE show here that cyclic loading, as naturally occurring in long bones, produces a flow of liquids through canaliculi. The magnitude of such a stress-induced flow is so great that it significantly increases the efficiency of the transport mechanism operating between blood supply and osteocytes.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1977-09, Vol.269 (5623), p.80-82
Hauptverfasser:	PIEKARSKI, K, MUNRO, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological Transport Cattle Diffusion Haversian System - blood supply Haversian System - ultrastructure Humanities and Social Sciences Hydrostatic Pressure letter Microcirculation Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Models, Biological multidisciplinary Science Stress, Mechanical
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Zusammenfassung:	WE show here that cyclic loading, as naturally occurring in long bones, produces a flow of liquids through canaliculi. The magnitude of such a stress-induced flow is so great that it significantly increases the efficiency of the transport mechanism operating between blood supply and osteocytes.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/269080a0