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A mechanical model for elongation of the acrosomal process in Thyone sperm

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We present a mechanical model for the elongation of the acrosomal process in Thyone sperm based upon osmotically driven hydrostatic forces.

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  1. Department of Biophysics, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, CA, USA

    George F. Oster

  2. Theoretical Division, University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545, Los Alamos, NM, USA

    Alan S. Perelson

  3. Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 19104, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Lewis G. Tilney

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Oster, G.F., Perelson, A.S. & Tilney, L.G. A mechanical model for elongation of the acrosomal process in Thyone sperm. J. Math. Biol. 15, 259–265 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275078

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