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With the anesthetized mouse in a supine position, the tibia can be readily subjected to high-frequency horizontal sinusoidal motions produced by a linear actuator (top panel). Even a brief daily exposure to this mechanical signal in the absence of muscle tone can produce skeletal benefits such as greater trabecular bone volume fraction and greater trabecular connected in the metaphysis of the tibia.
