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Two-dimensional slither swimming of sperm within a micrometre of a surface

Sperm motion near surfaces plays a crucial role in fertilization, but the nature of this motion has not been resolved. Using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, we selectively imaged motile human and bull sperm located within one micron of a surface, revealing a distinct two-dimension...

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Autores principales: Nosrati, Reza, Driouchi, Amine, Yip, Christopher M., Sinton, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26555792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9703