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Electrical Effects in Bone

When bone is mechanically deformed, it generates a small electric current. This suggests that the changes that occur in living bone when it is under mechanical stress are mediated by electric fields

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 213 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Electrical Effects in Bone” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 213 No. 4 (), p. 18
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1065-18