Collective behaviors of Drosophila-derived retinal progenitors in controlled microenvironments
Fig 4
Mean surface area, SA, of retinal progenitor cells (RPCs) adhered as individual cells (IC), small clusters (SC), and large clusters (SC) of RPCs.
An individual cell (IC) was defined as one without proximal cell-cell contract, as illustrated by the cell schematic. Small clusters (SC) of RPCs were denoted as groups of 5–15 cells in contact with neighbors on ≥ 75% of its cell membranes, as shown. Large clusters (LC) of RPCs were denoted by similarly interconnected groups of more than 15 cells, as per accompanying schematic. Statistical significance (** p < 0.01) was measured across all groups.