Typical length of lamellipodium in keratocyte

Range ~10 µm
Organism Fish Black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Reference Laurent VM et al., Gradient of rigidity in the lamellipodia of migrating cells revealed by atomic force microscopy. Biophys J. 2005 Jul89(1):667-75. p.673 right column 2nd paragraph & table 1 4th column from leftPubMed ID15849253
Comments "In contrast to many other cell types, keratocytes move persistently, with a stable and large lamellipodium that typically measures ~10µm from front to back."
Entered by Uri M
ID 110903