Projections of the canaliculi wall, attached to the osteocyte at an integrin protein, may also participate in amplifying and transmitting the signal.    From Wordnik.com.  [News from The Scientist] Reference

"In the field of bone biology, there was a long-standing debate as to which part of the osteocyte senses mechanical loading.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. News] Reference

(G171V) decreases osteoblast/osteocyte apoptosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference