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Sperm Head

Known as: Caput (Spermatozoon), Head of the Spermatozoon, Caput of spermatozoon 
The anterior portion of the spermatozoon (SPERMATOZOA) that contains mainly the nucleus with highly compact CHROMATIN material.
National Institutes of Health

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ACRBP protein, humanMicrobiologicalProcess of secretionSpermatid

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Acrosome

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Spermatogenesissperm cell

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The interaction between exogenous DNA and sperm cells
Epididymal sperm cells, incubated with plasmid DNA, showed a spontaneous tendency to interact with the exogenous nucleic acid. We… 
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
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Anti-tubulin immunofluorescence microscopy of microtubules present during the pronuclear movement of sea urchin fertilization.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Significance of the equatorial segment of the acrosome of the spermatozoon in eutherian mammals.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
An electron microscope study of spermiogenesis in the teleost fish Oligocottus maculosus.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Ultrastructural changes in the sperm head during fertilization in the rabbit.
Spermatozoa have been observed with the electron microscope at various stages of their approach to and penetration of the rabbit… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Zona Pellucida Dissolution Enzymes of the Rabbit Sperm Head
Enzymes which dissolve the zona pellucida have been extracted from the rabbit sperm head and characterized as having the enzymic… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
The association between microtubules and nuclei during spermiogenesis in the dragonfly.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Chronology of nucleic acid synthesis in meiosis of the male Chinese hamster.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Removal of decapacitation factor from seminal plasma by high-speed centrifugation.
The fertilizing ability of capacitated rabbit sperm is inhibited by mixing with seminal plasma; this is termed "decapacitation… 
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