Hydrodynamics of sperm cells near surfaces

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1018-1026

  Elgeti, Jens ^a,b   Kaupp, U Benjamin ^c   Gompper, Gerhard ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

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EID: 77957288067     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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