A novel circular invasion assay mimics <it>in vivo </it>invasive behavior of cancer cell lines and distinguishes single-cell motility <it>in vitro</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Classical <it>in vitro </it>wound-healing assays and other techniques designed to study cell migration and invasion have been used for many years to elucidate the various mechanisms associated with metastasis. However, ma...

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Main Authors: Estrada Lourdes, Guess Cherise, Kam Yoonseok, Weidow Brandy, Quaranta Vito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/198