Primary Chondrocyte Cilium Strains Increase with Depth Within the Growth Plate Reserve Zone and Reflect Loading Direction Across the Growth Plate: Figure 5

Figure 5: Cilium and cilium membrane strains in Cell 3 (cell near the PZ) for a growth plate subjected to either a 10% tensile or a 10% compressive strain. Cilium axial strains were amplified 3–4X within the cilium transition zone and 2X within the basal body region. Cilium membrane strains were amplified 2X proximally along the cilium axis. Strains transverse to the cilium membrane were tensile for compressive loading and compressive for tensile loading.