Automatic tracking of individual migrating cells using low-magnification dark-field microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-88

  Nenasheva, T A ^a   Carter, T ^a   Mashanov, G I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Dark field microscopy; Single particle tracking

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; RANDOM PROCESSES;

AUTOMATIC TRACKING; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL TYPES; DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSE; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; RANDOM WALK; SINGLE PARTICLE TRACKING; VIDEO IMAGE;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

AMOEBA (GENUS); ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL TYPE; CHEMOTAXIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOW MAGNIFICATION DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELL; VELOCITY;

EID: 84857994050     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03590.x     Document Type: Article

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