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Cells moving in vitro do so by means of a motile appendage, the lamellipod. This is a broad, flat sheet of cytogel which spreads in front of the cell and pulls the cell forward. We present here a mathematical model for lamellipodial motion based on the physical chemistry of actomyosin gels.
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Oster, G.F., Perelson, A.S. Cell spreading and motility: A model lamellipod. J. Math. Biology 21, 383–388 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276234
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