Skip to search form
Skip to main content
Skip to account menu
Semantic Scholar
Semantic Scholar's Logo
Search 237,148,348 papers from all fields of science
Search
Sign In
Create Free Account
Acrosome Reaction
Known as:
Acrosome Reactions
, Reaction, Acrosome
, Reactions, Acrosome
The discharge, by sperm, of a single, anterior secretory granule following the sperm's attachment to the zona pellucida surrounding the oocyte. The…
Expand
National Institutes of Health
Create Alert
Alert
Related topics
Related topics
6 relations
Acrosome
aspects of radiation effects
negative regulation of acrosome reaction
physiological aspects
Narrower (1)
acrosomal vesicle exocytosis
Broader (1)
single fertilization
Papers overview
Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
2011
2011
Progesterone and spermatozoa: a long-lasting liaison comes to definition.
E. Baldi
,
M. Luconi
,
C. Krausz
,
G. Forti
Human Reproduction
2011
Corpus ID: 19413448
1995
1995
I. Correlation between the capacitation state and protein tyrosine phosphorylation
P. Visconti
,
J. Bailey
,
G. D. Moore
,
Dieyun Pan
,
P. Olds‐Clarke
,
G. Kopf
1995
Corpus ID: 115357848
1986
1986
Relationship between calcium binding sites and membrane fusion during the acrosome reaction induced by ionophore in ram spermatozoa.
P. F. Watson
,
J. M. Plummer
The Journal of experimental zoology
1986
Corpus ID: 41127635
Ram spermatozoa treated with the ionophore A23187, to induce the acrosome reaction, were fixed in pyroantimonate-osmium in order…
Expand
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Calcium channel antagonists inhibit the acrosome reaction and bind to plasma membranes of sea urchin sperm.
T. Kazazoglou
,
R. Schackmann
,
M. Fosset
,
B. Shapiro
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1985
Corpus ID: 11859713
As a prerequisite to fertilization, sea urchin sperm undergo an acrosome reaction that is mediated in part by increased…
Expand
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Acceleration of acrosome reaction in hamster spermatozoa by lysolecithin.
E. Ohzu
,
R. Yanagimachi
The Journal of experimental zoology
1982
Corpus ID: 28104400
When hamster spermatozoa were preincubated for 1–2 hr in Ca2+-containing medium and then exposed to lysolecithin (LC), large…
Expand
1981
1981
Inhibition of the hamster sperm acrosome reaction by transmethylation inhibitors.
S. Meizel
The Journal of experimental zoology
1981
Corpus ID: 38095860
Two inhibitors of somatic cell transmethylation, homocysteine thiolactone (Hcy) and 3--deazadenosine (3--DZA), inhibited the…
Expand
1980
1980
Evidence suggesting a role for cyclic nucleotides in acrosome reactions of hamster sperm in vitro.
R. Mrsny
,
S. Meizel
The Journal of experimental zoology
1980
Corpus ID: 45142303
There have been conflicting reports concerning the involvement of cyclic nucleotides in sperm capacitation. We have examined the…
Expand
1979
1979
Effect of cAMP on acrosome reaction and fertilization.
B. Rogers
,
L. Garcia
Biology of Reproduction
1979
Corpus ID: 29029493
The effect of cAMP on acrosome reaction and fertilization was determined by altering the levels of intracellular cAMP with the…
Expand
1977
1977
Biochemical studies of the in vitro acrosome reaction inducing activity of bovine serum albumin.
C. W. Lui
,
S. Meizel
Differentiation; research in biological diversity
1977
Corpus ID: 26520318
Summary It is known that the acrosome reaction, a fusion, vesiculation and loss of sperm head membranes essential for…
Expand
1974
1974
The release of hyaluronidase from guinea-pig spermatozoa during the course of the normal acrosome reaction in vitro.
P. Talbot
,
L. Franklin
Journal of Reproduction and Fertility
1974
Corpus ID: 33104648
Hamster spermatozoa incubated in heat-pretreated blood serum release 55 to 60% of their total hyaluronidase activity by the end…
Expand