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Conceptual model integrating biomechanical and biochemical aspects of membrane protrusion and cell migration. The spatial reference point for the model is the leading edge of a protruding region of the cell, and the modeled control volume represents the region directly behind the protruding edge, encompassing the lamellipodium and a portion of the lamella. See text for discussion. From Welf and Haugh.30
