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A mechanical model for elongation of the acrosomal process in Thyone sperm |
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| Authors: | George F Oster Alan S Perelson Lewis G Tilney |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Biophysics, University of California, 94720 Berkeley, CA, USA;(2) Theoretical Division, University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545 Los Alamos, NM, USA;(3) Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 19104 Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Abstract: | We present a mechanical model for the elongation of the acrosomal process in Thyone sperm based upon osmotically driven hydrostatic forces. |
| Keywords: | Acrosomal reaction Cell motility Biomechanics Osmosis Sperm |
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