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Chapters
- 00:00Introduction
- 01:03Coverslip Preparation and Cell Seeding
- 03:42Drug Incubation and Cell Recovery
- 06:18Magnetic Chamber Preparation
- 07:29Image Acquisition
- 08:26Computer Analysis of Spreading Dynamics
- 09:38Representative Results
- 10:25Conclusion
In this protocol, we present the experimental procedures of a cell spreading assay that is based on live-cell microscopy. We provide an open-source computational tool for the unbiased segmentation of fluorescently labeled cells and quantitative analysis of lamellipodia dynamics during cell spreading.
