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Time-lapse Imaging of Mouse Macrophage Chemotaxis
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Time-lapse Imaging of Mouse Macrophage Chemotaxis
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09:33 min

April 02, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 01:04Prefilling of Chemotaxis Slides
  • 02:25Isolation of Mouse Resident Peritoneal Macrophages
  • 03:40Seeding Peritoneal Cells and Adding Chemoattractant
  • 07:31Results: Chemotaxis of Mouse Macrophages
  • 09:07Conclusion

Summary

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Here we describe methods using time-lapse, phase-contrast microscopy to image mouse resident peritoneal macrophages in a chemotactic complement C5a gradient. The protocols can be extended to other immune cells.

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