Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 12 , Pages 1989-1995 , 25 August 2009

Calcium response in single osteocytes to locally applied mechanical stimulus: Differences in cell process and cell body

  • Taiji Adachi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
    • Computational Cell Biomechanics Team, VCAD System Research Program, RIKEN, Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. Tel./fax: +81757535216.
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  • Yuki Aonuma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
    • ,
  • Mototsugu Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Aeronautics, College of Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Ougigaoka, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8501, Japan
    • ,
  • Masaki Hojo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
    • ,
  • Teruko Takano-Yamamoto

      Affiliations

    • Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Kamioka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8525, Japan

,Accepted 25 April 2009.

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PII: S0021-9290(09)00250-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.04.034

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 12 , Pages 1989-1995 , 25 August 2009

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