Binding fluorescent or radioactive reporter molecules to the lipid bilayer of cell membranes allows cell growth and trafficking to be monitored in vivo.
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Horan, P., Slezak, S. Stable cell membrane labelling. Nature 340, 167–168 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/340167a0
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