Keeping the beat
NaturePublished 1 June 1998Open access
Alan Hunt
Citations32
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SJR score18.29
SNIP10.16
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Abstract
Flagella and cilia can propel bacteria or cells through bends that travel from their base to their tip. In an attempt to find out what controls the timing of these waves, one group has studied sea-urchin flagella. They find that oscillatory movements can be generated by surprisingly simple substructures of each flagellum's core (or axoneme). Although the authors don't yet know what controls these oscillations, they discuss several possible explanations.
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