Abstract
Cell motility involves translocation of the cell’s centroid as well as changes or distortions in the cell’s shape. Clues about the mechanism of cell movement may be obtained from information about its shape changes in time. The changes occur in multiple dimensions and can be highly periodic, however they may elude superficial observation. The techniques outlined in this contribution might help to reveal otherwise undetectable periodic shape changes.
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Brosteanu, O., Plath, P.J., Vicker, M.G. (1997). Mathematical Analysis of Cell Shape. In: Alt, W., Deutsch, A., Dunn, G.A. (eds) Dynamics of Cell and Tissue Motion. Mathematics and Biosciences in Interaction. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8916-2_4
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