Cell Labeling

Overview

Cell Labeling is a process used to identify and track individual cells within a living system. It is achieved by labeling cells with visible or fluorescent markers and imaging technologies such as fluorescence microscopy and fluorescent imaging. The markers are either biological molecules or synthetic chemical molecules that are attached to the cells of interest, allowing them to be followed over time. This process is useful in a variety of applications within the fields of biology, biochemistry, and medicine. It can be used to track changes within individual cells, to monitor cell morphology, to facilitate studies of cell-to-cell interactions and to study the function of single cells. By labeling cells and tracking them with imaging technologies, scientists can gain a greater understanding of how different cells interact in a living system, providing insights that can be used to diagnose and understand diseases and improve disease treatments.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 4 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Skeletal muscle transcriptome in healthy aging
  2021 · Nature Communications
• New insight into the role of MMP14 in metabolic balance
  2016 · PeerJ
• RETRACTED: N-Cadherin Promotes Recruitment and Migration of Neural Progenitor Cells from the SVZ Neural Stem Cell Niche into Demyelinated Lesions
  2014 · The Journal of Neuroscience
• Discovery and Quantification in Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics
  C. Ruse et al. · 2014 ·

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