ECB-ART-32858
J Theor Biol
1985 Sep 07;1161:127-47. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5193(85)80134-x.
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Algebraic expressions for the waveforms of sea urchin sperm flagella.
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The waveforms of live sea urchin sperm flagella were digitized with video-digitizing apparatus. The flagellar waveforms were expressed by the coordinates of 20 points spaced 2 micron apart along the flagella. The waveforms were condensed into simple algebraic expression with four parameters. Each of these parameters showed a systematic variation with the flagellar frequency. These average trends of the parameters made it possible to define an average, idealized, waveshape as a function of the flagella frequency, in the range 8-80 Hz.
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Genes referenced: LOC100887844