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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acrosomeaspects of radiation effectsnegative regulation of acrosome reactionphysiological aspects

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acrosomal vesicle exocytosis

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single fertilization

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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Superoxide anion production by human spermatozoa as a part of the ionophore-induced acrosome reaction process.
The involvement of superoxide anion (O2o-) in human sperm capacitation and/or acrosome reaction was investigated. Addition of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Egg-induced modifications of the zona pellucida of mouse eggs: effects of microinjected inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate.
Review
1984
Review
1984
THE IMPORTANCE OF HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES TO AN EXOCYTOTIC EVENT, THE MAMMALIAN SPERM ACROSOME REACTION
The mammalian sperm acrosome reaction is a unique form of exocytosis, which includes the loss of the involved membranes. Other… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Ultrastructural observations on binding and membrane fusion between human sperm and zona pellucida-free hamster oocytes.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Significance of the equatorial segment of the acrosome of the spermatozoon in eutherian mammals.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The induction of the acrosome reaction in guinea-pig sperm by the divalent metal cation ionophore A23187.
The divalent metal cation ionophore A23187 induces an acrosome reaction in guinea-pig sperm which is dependent on external… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
The mammalian sperm surface: studies with specific labeling techniques.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Membrane particle changes attending the acrosome reaction in guinea pig spermatozoa
To examine the freeze-fracture appearance of membrane alterations accompanying the preparation of sperm membranes for fusions-the… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Evidence for the role of a trypsin-like enzyme in the hamster sperm acrosome reaction.
Acrosome reactions occurring in vitro in hamster sperm capacitated by bovine follicular fluid were severly inhibited by four… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
In vitro fertilization and the sperm acrosome reaction in the hamster.
The feasibility of procuring fertilization of ovulated hamster eggs in vitro with epididymal spermatozoa has been confirmed, and… 
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