In vitro cell migration and invasion assays

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 88, 2014, Pages

  Justus, Calvin R ^a   Leffler, Nancy ^a   Ruiz Echevarria, Maria ^a   Yang, Li V ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Cell invasion; Cell migration; Chemotaxis; Issue 88; Time lapse microscopy; Transwell assay; Wound closure assay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901756102     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51046     Document Type: Article

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