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Sperm Membrane Rigidity

Sperm Membrane Rigidity is a biophysical property of the sperm plasma membrane characterized by its reduced fluidity and increased resistance to deformation, distinguishing it from other membrane integrity metrics by emphasizing structural stiffness critical for maintaining cellular integrity during fertilization.

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MAMMALIAN SPERM MOTILITY

David M. Phillips · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1972 · 194 citations · Full text

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Reconstitution In Vitro of the Motile Apparatus from the Amoeboid Sperm of Ascaris Shows That Filament Assembly and Bundling Move Membranes

Joseph E. Italiano, Thomas M. Roberts, Murray Stewart et al. · Cell · 1996 · 125 citations · Full text

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Inner acrosomal membrane of mammalian spermatozoa: Its properties and possible functions in fertilization

Thomas T. F. Huang, Ryuzo Yanagimachi · American Journal of Anatomy · 1985 · 94 citations

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Inhibition and relaxation of sea urchin sperm flagella by vanadate.

Makoto Okuno · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1980 · 85 citations · Full text

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Direct Measurements of the Stiffness of Echinoderm Sperm Flagella

Makoto Okuno, Yukio Hiramoto · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1979 · 84 citations

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  1. RD
    Romano Dallai

    University of Siena, Italy

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  2. FF
    Francesco Frati

    University of Siena, Italy

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  3. RR
    Robert Rikmenspoel

    Albany State University, United States

    2 publications · 85 citations

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  4. MO
    Makoto Okuno

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    2 publications · 169 citations

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  5. YH
    Yukio Hiramoto

    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    2 publications · 124 citations

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  1. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    208 citations

  2. Mexican Social Security Institute

    Mexico City, Mexico

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    127 citations

  3. University of Hawaii System

    Honolulu, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    353 citations

  4. University of Siena

    Siena, Italy

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    185 citations

  5. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    85 citations

  6. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    375 citations

  7. MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    125 citations

  8. B. V. Patel Pharmaceutical Education and Research Development Centre

    Ahmedabad, India

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

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  1. Biophysical Journal

    4 publications · 195 citations

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  2. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 2 publications · 279 citations

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  4. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

    BBRC · 2 publications · 40 citations

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  5. Fertility and Sterility

    2 publications · 31 citations

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