The effects of walls, paternity and ageing on sperm motility

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 3185-3192

  Gee, Christopher C ^a,c   Zimmer Faust, Richard K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbacia punctulata; Drag; Motility; Motion analysis; Sea urchin; Sperm; Swimming; Wall effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; MALE; SEA URCHINS; SPERM MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; ARBACIA PUNCTULATA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0031437418     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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