High-throughput three-dimensional chemotactic assays reveal steepness-dependent complexity in neuronal sensation to molecular gradients

Autor: Zhen Xu, Peilin Fang, Bingzhe Xu, Yufeng Lu, Jinghui Xiong, Feng Gao, Xin Wang, Jun Fan, Peng Shi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07186-x
Popis: In vitro chemotactic assays are often 2D, low-throughput and lack fine gradient control. Here the authors present a hydrogel-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput 3D chemotactic assays, and use it to study neuronal sensitivity to guidance molecule gradient steepness.
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