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Acrosome
Known as:
Acrosomal cap
, Acrosomal vesicle
, acrosomal granule
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A structure in the head of a spermatozoon that contains acid hydrolases, and is concerned with the breakdown of the outer membrane of the ovum during…
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ACRBP protein, mouse
acrosomal lumen
acrosomal matrix
acrosomal membrane
ACROSIN
Acrosome Reaction
Microbiological
Process of secretion
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Broader (4)
Cellular Structures
Sperm Head
Spermatid
sperm cell
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2010
2010
Effect of fructose addition in skim milk extender on the quality of liquid Nili-Ravi buffalo (Buhalus bubalis) semen.
S. Akhter
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M. Ansari
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B. Rakha
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S. Andrabi
,
M. Anwar
,
N. Ullah
2010
Corpus ID: 62883752
This study was designed to identify the effect of fructose addition in skim milk extender on quality of buffalo bull spermatozoa…
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1985
1985
Acrosome loss in human sperm incubated in vitro under capacitating conditions.
P. Mallett
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C. E. Stock
,
L. Fraser
International Journal of Andrology
1985
Corpus ID: 38929786
Human sperm were incubated under capacitating conditions and, at selected points up to 24 h of incubation, motile cells were…
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1982
1982
Properties of the vitelline coat lysin from toad sperm.
Y. Iwao
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Chiaki Katagiri
The Journal of experimental zoology
1982
Corpus ID: 37737147
The sperm of the toad, Bufo bufo japonicus, smeared on a gelatin film displays a “halo” reaction around the acrosomal region. The…
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1982
1982
Observations on the argentophilic properties of mammalian spermatids.
F. Elder
,
T. Hsu
Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics
1982
Corpus ID: 3286409
We have used aqueous silver nitrate to stain preparations of formalin-fixed meiotic cells. In doing so we have "rediscovered" a…
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Changes in antigenic site distribution on rabbit spermatozoa after incubation in "capacitating" media.
James K. Koehler
Biology of Reproduction
1976
Corpus ID: 32139720
The surface distribution of antigenic sites on ejaculated and epidid ymal rabbit spermatozoa was investigated before and after…
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1975
1975
Spermatogenesis in free living mite, Pergamasus viator Halaŝ (Parasitidae, Mesostigmata). I. Fine structure of spermatozoa.
W. Witaliński
Zeitschrift fur mikroskopisch-anatomische…
1975
Corpus ID: 27451108
The spermatozoa of Pergamasus viator Halaŝ. from Parasitidae family (Acarina, Mesostigmata) were studied in light and electron…
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1973
1973
Removal of acrosomes of ram and rabbit spermatozoa.
P. N. Srivastava
Journal of Reproduction and Fertility
1973
Corpus ID: 14901345
The r\l=o^\leof acrosomal enzymes of mammalian spermatozoa in sperm penetration through the investments of the ovum and…
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Properties of a proteolytic enzyme from rabbit sperm acrosomes.
L. Zaneveld
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K. Polakoski
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W. L. Williams
Biology of Reproduction
1972
Corpus ID: 38078227
Acrosin is a proteolytic enzyme extractable from sperm acrosomes and essential for penetration of the zona pellucida of the ovum…
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1972
1972
The acrosome of the human spermatozoon: a new method for its extraction, and an analysis of its trypsin-like enzyme activity.
H. Pedersen
Journal of Reproduction and Fertility
1972
Corpus ID: 20912755
Summary. A method is described for isolating the acrosomal material from human spermatozoa. Ejaculated spermatozoa are washed in…
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1963
1963
Observations on the mammalian acrosome: experimental removal of acrosomes from ram and bull spermatozoa.
R. R. Hathaway
,
E. Hartree
Journal of Reproduction and Fertility
1963
Corpus ID: 21911709
Various procedures have been used to extract or detach the acrosomes from ram and bull spermatozoa. Spermatozoa from pooled ram…
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