2010 September

Multispectral imaging improves tracking of cell dynamics in vivo

Tracking single cells in order to understand how cell migration is coordinated in developing embryos is experimentally difficult in dense populations. A multispectral labeling technique that confers on each cell a unique spectral fingerprint provides a new tool for tracking migrating cells. This guest image from BMC Developmental Biology shows 3-color labeling of cells in the chick neural crest for cell contact analysis.

Taken from: Paul Kulesa et al., 2010, BMC Developmental Biology [View article]

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