It is generally accepted that cell shape plays a pivotal role in many aspects of cell behavior including proliferation, differentiation, and gene expression. Although previous reports have shown that implant-surface topography can alter cell shape in vitro, in vivo evidence for such an effect is lar
Computer-assisted three-dimensional reconstruction and motion analysis of living, crawling cells
โ Scribed by David R. Soll
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 738 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-6111
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โฆ Synopsis
A computer-assisted three-dimensional dynamic image analysis system (3D-DIAS) has been developed for reconstructing and motion analyzing living, crawling cells. The system simultaneously reconstructs the cell surface, the nucleus and pseudopodia, both expanding and retracting. Although this system has been developed for single cell analysis, it can be used for the dynamic reconstruction and motion analysis of cells in early embryos, the human heart and any other cell, organ or object changing shape over time. Ongoing development of a dynamic analysis system with a confocal front-end, a high speed reconstruction system, a near-real time system and a virtual reality system are described.
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