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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2020

Human Breast Cancer Cells Demonstrate Electrical Excitability.

Mafalda Ribeiro, Aya Elghajiji, Scott P Fraser, Zoë D Burke, David Tosh, Mustafa B A Djamgoz, Paulo R F Rocha

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Mafalda RibeiroDepartment of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Centre for Biosensors, Bioelectronics and Biodevices (C3Bio), University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
Aya ElghajijiDepartment of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Centre for Biosensors, Bioelectronics and Biodevices (C3Bio), University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
Scott P FraserNeuroscience Solutions to Cancer Research Group, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College of London, London, United Kingdom.
Zoë D BurkeDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
David ToshDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.
Mustafa B A DjamgozNeuroscience Solutions to Cancer Research Group, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College of London, London, United Kingdom.
Paulo R F RochaDepartment of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Centre for Biosensors, Bioelectronics and Biodevices (C3Bio), University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancers worldwide and yet, its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Single-cell electrophysiological studies have provided evidence that membrane depolarization is implicated in the proliferation and metastasis of breast cancer. However, metastatic breast cancer cells are highly dynamic microscopic systems with complexities beyond a single-cell level. There is an urgent need for electrophysiological studies and technologies capable of decoding the intercellular signaling pathways and networks that control proliferation and metastasis, particularly at a population level. Hence, we present for the first time non-invasive

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bioelectronicsbreast cancerelectrophysiologymetastasismulti-electrode arrayssensorsvoltage-gated sodium channels

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PMCPMC7204841

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