Table 1.
Cell shape characteristics measured in the experiment.
| Isolated cells | Monolayer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | FB | CM | FB | ||
| n = 36 | n = 45 | n = 67 | n = 53 | ||
| Area(·103 μm 2) | 2.5 ± 1.0 | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | No fibres |
| Convex Coverage | 84 ± 9% | 66 ± 11% | 79 ± 11% | 70 ± 10% | |
| Elongation | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | |
| Protrusions (1 μm) | 13.1±5.8 | 16.1 ± 5.7 | 7.6 ± 3.2 | 8.2 ± 3.3 | |
| Convexes (2.5 μm) | 5.3±1.5 | 6.4 ± 2.4 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 1.3 | |
| n = 32 | n = 40 | n = 34 | n = 27 | On fibres | |
| Area(·103 μm 2) | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | |
| Convex Coverage | 80 ± 9% | 63 ± 12% | 81 ± 9% | 60 ± 13% | |
| Elongation | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 2.2 ± 1.4 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 1.0 | |
| Protrusions (1 μm) | 6.8 ± 3.9 | 12.6 ± 6.0 | 4.6 ± 2.5 | 5.8 ± 2.3 | |
| Convexes (2.5 μm) | 2.8 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 2.5 | 2.4 ± 1.2 | 3.1 ± 1.6 | |