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Comment
. 2015 Apr 7;108(7):1583-1584.
doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.03.008.

Seeing the unseen: cell strain and mechanosensing

Michael P Duffy  1 , Christopher R Jacobs  2
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Seeing the unseen: cell strain and mechanosensing

Michael P Duffy et al. Biophys J. .
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Osteocyte mechanosensing theories can be divided into three main groups: (A) dendritic-process focal-adhesion sensing where strain and fluid flow initiate a cellular response; (B) cell body focal-adhesion sensing where lacunar matrix strain is detected; and (C) direct fluid flow sensing, such as where the primary cilium detects lacunar fluid flow. To see this figure in color, go online.
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