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. 2003 Dec 1;100(25):14869–14874. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2136654100

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6.

A hypothetical model for initiation of sperm cell hyperactivated motility. Undefined female factors are proposed to initiate a signaling mechanism that opens that CatSper channel(s), allowing calcium entry into the sperm cell flagellum. Calcium then interacts with components of the axoneme to modify the flagellar beat from a symmetric to an asymmetric form.