Coupling biochemistry and hydrodynamics captures hyperactivated sperm motility in a simple flagellar model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 203-216

  Olson, Sarah D ^a   Suarez, Susan S ^b   Fauci, Lisa J ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium dynamics; CatSper channels; Fluid structure interaction; Regularized Stokeslets

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CATSPER CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; ELASTIC PROPERTY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAMMAL; MOTILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPERM; STIFFNESS; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; AXONEME; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ELASTICITY; FLAGELLUM; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELASTICITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA; SWIMMING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79958843052     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.05.036     Document Type: Article

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