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An analysis of the effect of cilia on fluid transport in tubules is presented. The applicability of the results for the flow rates observed in the ductus efferentes of the male tract is discussed.
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Lardner, T.J., Shack, W.J. Cilia transport. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 34, 325–335 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476445
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