In vitro Flow Adhesion Assay for Analyzing Shear-resistant Adhesion of Metastatic Cancer Cells to Endothelial Cells

Hematogenous metastasis is a primary cause of mortality from metastatic cancer. The shear-resistant adhesion of circulating tumor cells to the vascular endothelial cell surface under blood flow is an essential step in cell extravasation and further tissue invasion. This is similar to a process explo...

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Main Authors: Shin-Ae Kang, Sandra Bajana, Takemi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bio-protocol LLC 2016-02-01
Series:Bio-Protocol
Online Access:https://bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?id=1731&type=0