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NEURITE OUTGROWTH CELLPROFILER PIPELINE SOFTWARE
Neurite outgrowth assays_IncuCyte_settings.docx - settings used for the Incucyte® Neurotrack Analysis Software Module in IncuCyte Controller (version 2020B) to analyse data shown in Fig. High-throughput confocal imaging_MetaXpress_settings.docx - settings used for MetaXpress (version 6.7.0.211) to analyse data shown in Fig. spot_colocalization_analysis.ijm - ImageJ (version 2.1.0) script used to analyse data shown in Fig. DAGLB_vs_TGN46_analysis_SH-SY5Y_neuronal_cells_v3.1.9.cppipe - Cell Profiler (version 3.1.9) script used to analyse data shown in Fig. DAGLB_vs_TGN46_analysis_patient_neurons_v3.1.9.cppipe - Cell Profiler (version 3.1.9) script used to analyse data shown in Fig. DAGLB_vs_TGN46_analysis_HeLa_cells_v3.1.9.cppipe - Cell Profiler (version 3.1.9) script used to analyse data shown in Fig. Image analysis pipelines from the article "AP-4-mediated axonal transport controls endocannabinoid production in neurons", published in Nature Communications by Davies et al.
