A Simplified Method for Quantifying Cell Migration/Wound Healing in 96-Well Plates

Journal of Biomolecular Screening

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-433

  Yue, Patrick Y K ^a   Leung, Emily P Y ^a   Mak, N K ^a   Wong, Ricky N S ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cell migration assay; Mechanical wounder; Robotics; Wound healing assay

Indexed keywords

EFLORNITHINE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; MECHANICAL WOUNDER; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; UMBILICAL VEIN; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALIBRATION; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; WOUND HEALING;

RATTUS;

EID: 77952326078     PISSN: 10870571     EISSN: 1552454X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087057110361772     Document Type: Article

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