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From: Human sperm rheotaxis: a passive physical process

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Experimental setup and image analysis of sperm behaviour.

(a) Schematic of experimental setup (not drawn to scale). Arrows inside the petri dish indicate fluid flow direction. (b) Head angle, θ is defined as the angle between the major axis (red dashed line) of head ellipse (blue dashed ellipse) and flow direction. (c) Flagellar beating is described by the beating amplitude, A and asymmetry level, . shown in the figure is the angle between the i-th point on the flagellum and the horizontal image axis.

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