Cell invasion in the spheroid sprouting assay: a spatial organisation analysis adaptable to cell behaviour.

The endothelial cell spheroid assay provides a suitable in vitro model to study (lymph) angiogenesis and test pro- and anti-(lymph) angiogenic factors or drugs. Usually, the extent of cell invasion, observed through optical microscopy, is measured. The present study proposes the spatial distribution...

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Main Authors: Silvia Blacher, Charlotte Erpicum, Bénédicte Lenoir, Jenny Paupert, Gustavo Moraes, Sandra Ormenese, Eric Bullinger, Agnès Noel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4013117?pdf=render