Time-dependent measure of a nanoscale force-pulse driven by the axonemal dynein motors in individual live sperm cells

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 510-515

  Allen, Michael J ^a   Rudd, Robert E ^b   McElfresh, Mike W ^c   Balhorn, Rod ^b  

^a Biometrology Inc   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantilever; Flagellum; Motility; Propulsion; Sensor

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; AXONEMAL DYNEIN; BIOLOGICAL MOTORS; CANTILEVER; CELL RECORDING; FLAGELLUM; MECHANICAL FORCE; MECHANOCHEMICAL COUPLINGS; MICROTUBULES; MOTOR PROTEINS; NANO SCALE; NANO-DEVICES; NANOMEDICINES; PROPULSIVE FORCES; PULSE FREQUENCIES; SPERM CELLS; TIME-DEPENDENT;

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMIMETICS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOCANTILEVERS; PHOSPHATES; PROPULSION; PROTEINS; SENSORS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMIMETICS; FLAGELLUM; HYDROLYSIS; NANOANALYSIS; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AXONEMAL DYNEINS; CATTLE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77955236846     PISSN: 15499634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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