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Movement of sea urchin sperm flagella.

The Journal of cell biology ·Vol. 76 ·No. 2 ·1978-02-00 ·Pages 310-22

Rikmenspoel R

Abstract

The motion of the sea urchin sperm flagellum was analyzed from high-speed cinemicrographs. At all locations on the flagellum the transversal motion and the curvature were found to vary sinusoidally in time. The curvatures of the flagella increase strongly near the proximal junction. Two sperm are described in transient from rest to normal motion. The full wave motion developed in both sperm within 40 ms.

MeSH Terms
Animals Male Microscopy/methods Models, Biological Motion Pictures Sea Urchins Sperm Motility Sperm Tail/physiology
Authors & Affiliations
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Rikmenspoel R
Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Albany 12222, USA.
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Article Info
Journal
The Journal of cell biology
Abbr.
J Cell Biol
ISSN
0021-9525
DOI
10.1083/jcb.76.2.310
Published
1978-02-00
Pages
310-22
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0375356
PMCID
PMC2109988
Subset
IM
Grants
NICHD NIH HHS · HD-6445 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1083/jcb.76.2.310 PMC Full Text View journal details
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