| LC control no. | sh2005004311 |
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| Topical heading | Acrosome reaction |
| Variant(s) | Acrosomal reaction Reaction, Acrosome |
| See also | Chemical reactions Sperm-ovum interactions Spermatozoa--Physiology |
| Found in | Work cat.: Biegler, B.E. Induction of physiologically induced acrosome reactions, 1993. MESH browser, Nov. 1, 2005 (Acrosome Reaction: Changes that occur to liberate the enzymes of the acrosome of a sperm ... Acrosome reaction allows the sperm to penetrate the zona pellucida and enter the ovum during fertilization; acrosome ... The cap-like structure covering the anterior portion of [the] sperm head) Henderson's dictionary of biological terms, 1989: (acrosomal reaction -- the release of hydrolytic enzymes from the acrosome of sperm when it contacts the egg) Stenesh, J. Dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology, 1989: (acrosome reaction -- The release of the contents of an acrosome by exocytosis upon contact of a sperm with an egg) Encyclopedia of reproduction, 1998: v. 1, p. 17 (acrosome reaction -- An exocytotic event that is an absolute prerequisite to successful fertilization and occurs following sperm binding to the zona pellucida of the egg; exocytosis involves the fusion and vesiculation of the plasma membrane overlying the acrosome and the outer acrosomal membrane) |
| Not found in | Chambers dictionary of science and technology, 1999; Academic Press dictionary of science and technology, 1992. |
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