Discrete dynamics model for the speract-activated Ca2+ signaling network relevant to sperm motility.

Understanding how spermatozoa approach the egg is a central biological issue. Recently a considerable amount of experimental evidence has accumulated on the relation between oscillations in intracellular calcium ion concentration ([Ca2+]i) in the sea urchin sperm flagellum, triggered by peptides sec...

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Main Authors: Jesús Espinal, Maximino Aldana, Adán Guerrero, Christopher Wood, Alberto Darszon, Gustavo Martínez-Mekler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3156703?pdf=render