Osteocytes and the bone lacunar-canalicular system: Insights into bone biology and skeletal function using bone tissue microstructure

Int J Paleopathol. 2017 Sep:18:44-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 May 15.

Author

Russell P Main¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Basic Medical Sciences & Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, United States. Electronic address: rmain@purdue.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Canaliculi; Fluid flow; Fossil; Lactation; Lacunae; Mechanobiology; Osteocyte; Osteocyte density; Ovariectomy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological / physiology*
Bone and Bones / physiology*
Bone and Bones / ultrastructure*
Humans
Osteocytes / physiology*
Osteocytes / ultrastructure*

Grants and funding

R21 AR065659/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States