Caenorhabditis elegans spermatozoan locomotion: amoeboid movement with almost no actin

The pseudopods of Caenorhabditis elegans spermatozoa move actively causing some cells to translocate when the sperm are dissected into a low osmotic strength buffered salts solution. On time-lapse video tapes, pseudopodial projections can be seen moving at 20-45 micrometers/min from the tip to the b...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1982
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2111997/