Model of ECM Fibers (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Model of ECM Fibers

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The researchers' model looked at a dynamic system in which cells' ability to break bonds in the surrounding extracellular matrix influenced their ability to grip their environment and spread throughout it.

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University of Pennsylvania

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