Electric cell-substrate impedance sensing for the quantification of endothelial proliferation, barrier function, and motility

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 85, 2014, Pages

  Szulcek, Robert ^a   Bogaard, Harm Jan ^a   van Nieuw Amerongen, Geerten P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; Cell Adhesions; ECIS; Endothelial Barrier; Focal Adhesions; Impedance Spectroscopy; Issue 85; Migration; Motility; Proliferation; Resistance; TEER; Wound Healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937201360     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51300     Document Type: Article

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