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acrosome
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ac·ro·some  (kr-sm)
n.
A caplike structure at the anterior end of a spermatozoon that produces enzymes aiding in egg penetration.
[acro- + -some.]
acro·somal (-sml) adj.
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Noun1.acrosome - a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the eggacrosome - a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
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Sperm binding was unaffected; however, acrosomal integrity and sperm incorporation into the egg cytoplasm were reduced by UVB irradiation.
Effects of ultraviolet radiation on gametic function during ... by Seaver, Ryan W.; Ferguson, Gary W.; Gehrmann, William H.; Misamore, Michael J. / Journal of Shellfish Research
Es posible que el proceso de almacenamiento líquido adelante la maduración de las membranas del espermatozoide, lo cual incrementa la proporción de células capacitadas que presentan reacción acrosomal.
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Structural integrity of acrosomal membrane is dependent upon sialic acid and due to alteration in its content the metabolism, motility and fertilizing ability of sperms may also be affected (Riar et al.
Antispermatogenic, antiandrogenic activities of Albizia lebbeck (L.) ... by Gupta, R.S.; Kachhawa, J.B.S.; Chaudhary, R. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
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