Jonathan Gillis Summer 2009

Need: Osteoporosis

Need: Space Flight

Long Bone

Ossification: Cellular Level

Bone Remodeling

Judex et al, 2003; Combining High-resolution Micro-computed Tomography with Material Composition to Define the Quality of Bone Tissue All Figures are Directly Scanned from Journal Articles dual energy X-ray absorptiometry figure specifically taken from Kowalchek et al, 1998

Judex et al, 2007; “Low-magnitude Mechanical Signals that Stimulate Bone Formation in the Ovariectomized Rat are Dependent on the Applied Frequency but not on the Strain Magnitude” All Figures are Directly Scanned from Journal Article

Ward et al, 2004; Low Magnitude Mechanical Loading is Osteogenic in Children with Disabling Conditions All Figures are Directly Scanned from Journal Article

Ward et al, 2004; Low Magnitude Mechanical Loading is Osteogenic in Children with Disabling Conditions - Continued All Figures are Directly Scanned from Journal Article

Rubin et al, 2007; “Adipogenesis is inhibited by brief, daily exposure to high-frequency, extremely low-magnitude mechanical signals” All Figures are Directly Scanned from Journal Article Adipose Tissue Liver Tissue

Purpose  To find ways of maximizing the anabolic activity of mechanical signals not only to prevent osteoporosis but also to inhibit fat production

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