Summarizing the motion of self-propelled cells: applications to sperm motility.
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Dunson, DB; Weinberg, CR; Perreault, SD; Chapin, RE
Published in: Biometrics
June 1999
Proper characterization of the motion of spermatozoa is an important prerequisite for interpreting differences in sperm motility that might arise from exposure to toxicants. Patterns of sperm movement can be extremely complex. On the basis of an exponential model that relates the discretely approximated curvilinear velocity to the tracking rate, we develop a statistic that indexes the predictability of the path for individual sperm. We summarize the path of each sperm using this and two other statistics: (1) the path displacement velocity and (2) linearity of movement. We apply the method to a set of rat sperm tracks representative of both normal and abnormal motion characteristics.
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Biometrics
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EISSN
1541-0420
ISSN
0006-341X
Publication Date
June 1999
Volume
55
Issue
2
Start / End Page
537 / 543
Related Subject Headings
- Statistics & Probability
- Spermatozoa
- Sperm Motility
- Rats
- Models, Biological
- Male
- In Vitro Techniques
- Fractals
- Computers
- Cell Movement
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Dunson, D. B., Weinberg, C. R., Perreault, S. D., & Chapin, R. E. (1999). Summarizing the motion of self-propelled cells: applications to sperm motility. Biometrics, 55(2), 537–543. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0006-341x.1999.00537.x
Dunson, D. B., C. R. Weinberg, S. D. Perreault, and R. E. Chapin. “Summarizing the motion of self-propelled cells: applications to sperm motility.” Biometrics 55, no. 2 (June 1999): 537–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0006-341x.1999.00537.x.
Dunson DB, Weinberg CR, Perreault SD, Chapin RE. Summarizing the motion of self-propelled cells: applications to sperm motility. Biometrics. 1999 Jun;55(2):537–43.
Dunson, D. B., et al. “Summarizing the motion of self-propelled cells: applications to sperm motility.” Biometrics, vol. 55, no. 2, June 1999, pp. 537–43. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.0006-341x.1999.00537.x.
Dunson DB, Weinberg CR, Perreault SD, Chapin RE. Summarizing the motion of self-propelled cells: applications to sperm motility. Biometrics. 1999 Jun;55(2):537–543.
Published In
Biometrics
DOI
EISSN
1541-0420
ISSN
0006-341X
Publication Date
June 1999
Volume
55
Issue
2
Start / End Page
537 / 543
Related Subject Headings
- Statistics & Probability
- Spermatozoa
- Sperm Motility
- Rats
- Models, Biological
- Male
- In Vitro Techniques
- Fractals
- Computers
- Cell Movement