Tumor Cells Attach to Blood Vessel Wall (VIDEO)

University of Maryland Medical Center

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The video shows a blood vessel (green color) in which breast tumor cells (red color) are attaching to the vessel wall. Small red particles show the flow through the vessel, while the large red-yellow circles are the tumor cells attached to the vessel wall. There are four tumor cells total: three on the top and one on the bottom of the vessel.

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