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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.
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Epididymal sperm cells, incubated with plasmid DNA, showed a spontaneous tendency to interact with the exogenous nucleic acid. We… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
The mammalian sperm acrosome reaction is a unique form of exocytosis, which includes the loss of the involved membranes. Other… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
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
Enzymes which dissolve the zona pellucida have been extracted from the rabbit sperm head and characterized as having the enzymic… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The fertilizing ability of capacitated rabbit sperm is inhibited by mixing with seminal plasma; this is termed "decapacitation…