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A Quantitative Evaluation of Cell Migration by the Phagokinetic Track Motility Assay
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December 04, 2012
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1Department of Microbiology and Immunology,Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology,Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology,SUNY Upstate Medical University, 4Feist-Weiller Cancer Center,Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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The phagokinetic motility track assay is a method used to assess the movement of cells. Specifically, the assay measures chemokinesis (random cell motility) over time in a quantitative manner. The assay takes advantage of the ability of cells to create a measurable track of their movement on colloidal gold-coated coverslips.
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Nogalski, M. T., Chan, G. C., Stevenson, E. V., Collins-McMillen, D. K., Yurochko, A. D. A Quantitative Evaluation of Cell Migration by the Phagokinetic Track Motility Assay. J. Vis. Exp. (70), e4165, doi:10.3791/4165 (2012).
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