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The rate of change in Ca(2+) concentration controls sperm chemotaxis

During chemotaxis and phototaxis, sperm, algae, marine zooplankton, and other microswimmers move on helical paths or drifting circles by rhythmically bending cell protrusions called motile cilia or flagella. Sperm of marine invertebrates navigate in a chemoattractant gradient by adjusting the flagel...

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Autores principales: Alvarez, Luis, Dai, Luru, Friedrich, Benjamin M., Kashikar, Nachiket D., Gregor, Ingo, Pascal, René, Kaupp, U. Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22371558
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201106096