A novel chemotaxis assay in 3-D collagen gels by time-lapse microscopy.

The directional cell response to chemical gradients, referred to as chemotaxis, plays an important role in physiological and pathological processes including development, immune response and tumor cell invasion. Despite such implications, chemotaxis remains a challenging process to study under physi...

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Main Authors: Angela Vasaturo, Sergio Caserta, Ilaria Russo, Valentina Preziosi, Carolina Ciacci, Stefano Guido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3526591?pdf=render