The movements of fibrocytes
The movements of fibrocytes
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10.1016/0014-4827(61)90340-8
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1961-01-01
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AMBROSE, E. J.
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AMBROSE, E. J.
Evidence has been obtained which suggests that the main locomotory mechanism in fibrocytes, when moving on a solid substrate, is due to undulations of the cell membrane in the region adjacent to the substrate. The ruffles of the membrane are most pronounced on the leading edge of the cell and travel backwards towards the nucleus. The evidence for this mechanism rests partly on measurements with the interference microscope and partly on evidence obtained with a surface contact microscope which enables the contacts between the cell membrane and the substrate to be examined directly. It is suggested that the undulations of the membrane could be produced by contractile fibrils lying just within the cytoplasm and parallel to the cell surface. These contractions occur largely at random unless the fibrils become orientated by tension or by cytoplasmic flow, so leading to polarization of the direction of movement of the cell. || ABSTRACT AUTHORS: Author