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. 2013 Dec 6;8(12):e80808. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080808

Table 3. Properties of neutrophil cell tracks per migration type for 3D clustering.

average properties type 1: type 2: type 3:
fairly straight strongly confined purely random
staggered confinement ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered volume asphericity Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered outreach ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphiclength of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of time points Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered confinement ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered volume asphericity Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered displacement ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphiclength of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of time points Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered confinement ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered outreach ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered displacement ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphiclength of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of time points Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered volume asphericity Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered outreach ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
staggered displacement ratio Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
Inline graphiclength of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of time points Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic
number of cell tracks Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic

For each average staggered measure the values are highest (lowest) in the case of type 1 (type 2) cell tracks, while cell tracks of type 3 always assume intermediate values. These results are shown together with the cell track length, number of time points and number of neutrophils per migration type for all possible combinations of 3D clustering. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test revealed that the average staggered measures of different sub-populations were significantly different (Inline graphic).