The forces applied by cilia depend linearly on their frequency due to constant geometry of the effective stroke

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 298-305

  Teff, Zvi ^a   Priel, Zvi ^a   Gheber, Levi A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL STRUCTURE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FROG; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 37749055385     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.111724     Document Type: Article

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