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Bend propagation in the flagella of migrating human sperm, and its modulation by viscosity.

Abstract:

A pre-requisite for sexual reproduction is successful unification of the male and female gametes; in externally-fertilising echinoderms the male gamete is brought into close proximity to the female gamete through chemotaxis, the associated signalling and flagellar beat changes being elegantly characterised in several species. In the human, sperm traverse a relatively high-viscosity mucus coating the tract surfaces, there being a tantalising possible role for chemotaxis. To understand human sp...

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10.1002/cm.20345

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Mathematical Institute
Role:
Author
Journal:
Cell motility and the cytoskeleton
Volume:
66
Issue:
4
Pages:
220-236
Publication date:
2009-04-01
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EISSN:
1097-0169
ISSN:
0886-1544
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:8158
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uuid:a0dd45bc-9f6b-47f3-80d4-b55250492b66
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pubs:8158
Source identifiers:
8158
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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