Migrating cell. Time-lapse illustration of a migrating cell, using outlines to show the previous cell boundaries. Cell migration is key to metastasis

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Migrating cell. Time-lapse illustration of a migrating cell, using outlines to show the previous cell boundaries. Cell migration is key to metastasis (spread) and the progression of cancer. Cells migrate using focal adhesion points to attach to a surface, and contractions of the cytoskeleton to move the cell towards them.

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Size: 3527px × 4955px
Photo credit: © VIVID BIOLOGY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: adhesion, artwork, biological, biology, cancer, cell, cytological, cytology, cytoskeleton, filopodia, illustration, lamellipodia, locomotion, metastasis, metastasising, migrating, migration, movement, moving, yellow