A study of spermatozoan swimming stability near a surface

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 360, Issue , 2014, Pages 187-199

  Ishimoto, Kenta ^a   Gaffney, Eamonn A ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Cell accumulation; Hyperactivation; Low Reynolds number flow; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; MOTILITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPERM; SWIMMING;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; MALE; MAMMAL CELL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; WAVEFORM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MOTION; CELL SHAPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; FLAGELLUM; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SHAPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAGELLA; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPERMATOZOA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84905217334     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.06.034     Document Type: Article

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