Boundary behaviours of \textit{Leishmania mexicana}: a hydrodynamic simulation study

DOI10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.11.016zbMath1406.92074arXiv1806.00373OpenAlexW2807705858WikidataQ61797927 ScholiaQ61797927MaRDI QIDQ1717321

Benjamin J. Walker, Richard J. Wheeler, Eamonn A. Gaffney, Kenta Ishimoto

Publication date: 5 February 2019

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.00373

zbMATH Keywords

boundary element methodlow Reynolds number flow\textit{Leishmania}-sandfly gut interactionflagellar beatpromastigote motility

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanics (92C10) Cell movement (chemotaxis, etc.) (92C17) Biopropulsion in water and in air (76Z10)

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Uses Software

• BEMLIB

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