Migration and chemotaxis of anucleate cytoplasmic leukocyte fragments (original) (raw)

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KNOWLEDGE of the mechanisms involved in leukocyte locomotion is limited. Although it is known that amoebae require a nucleus for locomotion1,2 no similar studies have been done with leukocytes. Nothing precise is known about the cellular factors involved in the perception of a chemotactic gradient and the translation of this information into directional migration. We have investigated this problem using anucleate cytoplasmic fragments and heat-polarised granulocytes.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Bern, Switzerland
    H. U. KELLER
  2. Institut de Pathologie Cellulaire (INSERM, unité 48), Hôpital de Bicêtre, 94270, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
    M. BESSIS

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KELLER, H., BESSIS, M. Migration and chemotaxis of anucleate cytoplasmic leukocyte fragments.Nature 258, 723–724 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/258723a0

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