ciliaFA: A free research tool for accurate, automated, high-throughput measurement of ciliary beat frequency (CBF)

C. Smith, J. Djakow, P. Djakow, A. Patel, R. Hirst, P. Andrew, C. O‘Callaghan (Leicester, United Kingdom; Prague, Czech Republic)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Lung cell biology
Session: Lung cell biology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 775

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