The control or trigger mechanism induced by mechanical forces which causes responses of mesenchymal cells in general and bone apposition and resorption in particular.
D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D001862:Bone Resorption; D002356:Cartilage / Q000254:growth & development; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D010012:Osteogenesis; D051381:Rats