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Dielectrophoresis of malignant human melanocytes

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Dielectrophoretic experiments on pearlchain formation and collection of human melanocytes were performed as a function of the frequency of the applied nonuniform electric field. Evidence is reported showing that the behavior of malignant melanocytes is markedly dependent upon the type of established cell line (pigmented or achromic), age, and drug treatment (e.g., chlorpromazine).

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  1. Centre International de Recherches Dermatologiques, Sophia Antipolis, F-06565, Valbonne, France

    M. Mischel & I. Lamprecht

  2. Institute of Biophysics, Free University Berlin, Thielallee 63/67, D-1000, Berlin 33, Germany

    M. Mischel & I. Lamprecht

  3. INSERM Unité 119, Marseille, France

    F. Rougé & C. Aubert

  4. Institute of Organic and Biological Chemistry, University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    G. Prota

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This work was supported in part by grants from I.N.S.E.R.M. (ATP 67.78.79) and C.N.R. (P.V. Controllo Crescita Neplastica No. 80.01642.96)

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Mischel, M., Rougé, F., Lamprecht, I. et al. Dielectrophoresis of malignant human melanocytes. Arch Dermatol Res 275, 141–143 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00510042

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