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Strain-amplification model illustrating the osteocyte process in cross section and longitudinal section. Actin filaments span the process, which is attached to the canalicular wall via transverse elements. Applied loading results in interstitial fluid flow through the pericellular matrix, producing a drag force on the tethering fibers.
