In vitro scratch assay: A convenient and inexpensive method for analysis of cell migration in vitro

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Liang, Chun Chi ^a   Park, Ann Y ^a   Guan, Jun Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRATCHING; WOUND HEALING; CELL MOTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; STAINING;

CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 34347218991     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.30     Document Type: Article

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