Journal Article

PreJuSER-15216

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Response to Comment on Article: Hydrodynamics of Sperm Cells Near Surfaces

Elgeti, J.FZJ* ; Kaupp, U. B.FZJ* ; Gompper, G.FZJ*

2011
Rockefeller Univ. Press New York, NY

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2011.03.016

Abstract: In the Comments to a recent study by Elgeti, Kaupp, and Gompper, the authors state that we attributed differences between our study and a previous study by Smith et al. to methodolodical flaws in the latter article. This interpretation is unwarranted. However, the authors raise the interesting possibility that species-specific details of cell morphology might account for the different predictions concerning the distance d of adhering sperm from the surface. We present new simulation results, which show that the density distribution as a function of d strongly depends on midpiece curvature and head size.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Theorie der weichen Materie und Biophysik (ICS-2)
2. Theorie der Weichen Materie und Biophysik (IAS-2)

Research Program(s):

1. BioSoft: Makromolekulare Systeme und biologische Informationsverarbeitung (P45)

Appears in the scientific report 2011

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