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. 2002 Oct 15;21(20):5331–5342. doi: 10.1093/emboj/cdf550

Table I. Motility and chemotaxis parameters in a spatial gradient of cAMP.

Cell type Cell number Velocity (µm/min) Persistence (µm/min-deg) Roundness (%)
AX2 47 11.32 ± 1.23 4.40 ± 0.80 75.04 ± 3.43
LimC 14 10.19 ± 1.63 4.22 ± 1.28 74.02 ± 0.31
LimD 27 8.07 ± 2.47 2.93 ± 1.05 80.22 ± 3.97
LimC/LimD 66 7.65 ± 1.86 2.73 ± 0.94 79.51 ± 4.19
Rescue 12 8.96 ± 1.06 3.11 ± 0.77 72.83 ± 5.57

Images were taken at 10× magnification every 30 s. In all cases cells were analyzed for at least 10 min. Persistence is essentially speed divided by the directional change. If an object is not turning, its persistence is the same as its speed. The roundness parameter indicates polarization. Generally, a more polarized cell shape produces less roundness.