Group Locomotion of Ptk-1 Cells

Albrecht-Buehler, G. (1979) Group Locomotion of Ptk-1 Cells. Experimental Cell Research, 122 (2). pp. 402-407.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/510409
DOI: 10.1016/0014-4827(79)90319-7

Abstract

PtK1 cells were found to form groups of variable size which locomoted in unison. A continuous spectrum of net displacements during two days of observation ranged from no displacement to about 150 μm/day. The majority of single cells migrated less than 50 μm/day. The phenomenon demonstrates in tissue culture the existence of a form of cellular migration which appears intermediary between single cell locomotion and the deformations of extended sheets of cells [8] in the sense that more than one single cell but less than an entire sheet displace themselves. It also suggests coordination of locomotion between individual cells.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: Investigative techniques and equipment > cell culture
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Communities: CSHL labs
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 1979
Date Deposited: 10 Aug 2016 16:42
Last Modified: 10 Aug 2016 16:42
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/32649

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