DC electric fields induce rapid directional migration in cultured human corneal epithelial cells

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 667-673

  Farboud, Behnom ^a,b   Nuccitelli, Richard ^a   Schwab, Ivan R ^a   Isseroff, R Rivkah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Corneal epithelial cells; Image analysis; Keratinocytes; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; ELECTRIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033843888     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0830     Document Type: Article

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