Live imaging of endothelial microvascular cells at 600x magnification shows the dynamic movement of the protruding cell edges (local lamellipodia). These endothelial cells form a protective barrier between circulating blood and tissues outside the blood vessel network and can be compromised by traumatic injury and inflammation.

Courtesy of Jerome Breslin, PhD, of the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine’s Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology.

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