acrosome reaction
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The discharge, by sperm, of a single, anterior secretory granule following the sperm's attachment to the zona pellucida surrounding the oocyte. The process begins with the fusion of the outer acrosomal membrane with the sperm plasma membrane and ends
Research
5,177 papers- The Acrosome Reaction: A Historical Perspective.Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology · 2016
- Acrosome reaction: methods for detection and clinical significance.Andrologia · 2000
- Acrosome Reaction as a Preparation for Gamete Fusion.Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology · 2016
- Sperm acrosome reaction: its site and role in fertilization.Biology of reproduction · 2018
- The human acrosome reaction.Asian journal of andrology · 2000
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