Wound Healing Assay

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Is an in vitro assay used to study cell migration. A wound is created in a cell monolayer and the open gap is inspected microscopically over time as cells migrate and fill the damaged area.

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Director Division of Tumour Genetics (B030), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, Germany
Manfred Schwab (Professor for Genetics) (Professor for Genetics)

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(2008). Wound Healing Assay. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47648-1_6262

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