Measurement of the force produced by an intact bull sperm flagellum in isometric arrest and estimation of the Dynein stall force

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 468-478

  Schmitz, Kathleen A ^a   Holcomb Wygle, Dana L ^a   Oberski, Danial J ^a   Lindemann, Charles B ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CATTLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FORCE; MALE; MICROANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033932658     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76308-9     Document Type: Article

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