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Commonly used, highly accessible methods for examining cell migration and invasion in vitro are described. The first method is the cell wound closure assay that measures cell motility. The second method is the transwell migration and invasion assay that assesses the chemotactic and invasive capacity of cells.
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Justus, C. R., Leffler, N., Ruiz-Echevarria, M., Yang, L. V. In vitro Cell Migration and Invasion Assays. J. Vis. Exp. (88), e51046, doi:10.3791/51046 (2014).
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