Studying Cell Adhesion

Bongrand, Pierre; Claesson, Per M.; Curtis, Adam S.G.

Cell adhesion - the attachment of cells to any surface such as other cell membranes or tissues - is a complex process. In many physiological and pathological processes adhesion of a cell is the first critical step.
A wide spectrum of the most powerful techniques currently available to study the basic parameters of cell adhesion, including binding strength, binding efficiency, membrane-membrane or membrane-substrate interaction, structural properties and dynamics of cell surface molecules, is presented in this strategy book. Sophisticated quantitative approaches as well as comprehensible semi-quantitative methods are described. The detailed theoretical background allows the critical assessment and application of these techniques.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2013-10-03

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783662030103

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03008-0

Dimensions: 244cm x170cm

Pages: 250