Movement trajectory of a migrating human platelet from top to bottom, shown as a sequence of time-lapse images of the cell's outline (left), and the bundles (indicated by arrows) formed by human platelets when they collect bacteria on their path (right) FLORIAN GÄRTNER, LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHENF. Gärtner et al., “Migrating platelets are mechano-scavengers that collect and bundle bacteria”, Cell, doi10.1016/j.cell.2017.11.001, 2017.
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