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outer acrosomal membrane

The acrosomal membrane region that underlies the plasma membrane of the sperm. This membrane fuses with the sperm plasma membrane as part of the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Acrosomal Swelling and Membrane Docking Are Required for Hybrid Vesicle Formation During the Human Sperm Acrosome Reaction1
Abstract Acrosomal exocytosis in mammalian sperm is a regulated secretion with unusual characteristics. One of its most striking… Expand
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2007
Review
2007
Sperm phospholipases and acrosomal exocytosis.
At the time of fertilization, the sperm cell undergoes regulated exocytosis in response to the oocyte-associated agonists… Expand
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2000
2000
Calcium-triggered acrosomal exocytosis in human spermatozoa requires the coordinated activation of Rab3A and N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor.
The acrosome reaction of spermatozoa is a complex, calcium-dependent, regulated exocytosis. Fusion at multiple sites between the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Simple histochemical stain for acrosomes on sperm from several species.
The acrosome reaction is an exocytotic process that enables a sperm to penetrate the zona pellucida and fertilize an egg. The… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Use of peanut agglutinin to assess the acrosomal status and the zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction in stallion spermatozoa.
Peanut agglutinin (PNA) was used to assess the sperm acrosomal status and the acrosome reaction during gamete interaction in the… Expand
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1993
1993
Analysis of the ability of three probes targeting the outer acrosomal membrane or acrosomal contents to detect the acrosome reaction in human spermatozoa.
A comparative analysis has been undertaken of the behaviour of probes targeting the outer acrosomal membrane (Arachis hypogaea… Expand
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1990
1990
Biochemical and morphological characterization of the intra-acrosomal antigen SP-10 from human sperm.
The human sperm protein SP-10 was previously defined as a "primary vaccine candidate" by a World Health Organization Taskforce on… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Specific labelling by peanut agglutinin of the outer acrosomal membrane of the human spermatozoon.
Experiments to bind fluorescein-conjugated Arachis hypogea (peanut) agglutinin (FITC-PNA) to washed human spermatozoa… Expand
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1987
1987
Lipids of plasma membrane and outer acrosomal membrane from bovine spermatozoa.
Plasma membrane (PM), primarily from the anterior sperm head, and outer acrosomal membrane (OAM), were isolated from ejaculated… Expand
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Studies on the mechanism of capacitation: albumin-mediated changes in plasma membrane lipids during in vitro incubation of rat sperm cells.
Plasma membrane isolated from rat sperm cells after incubation in vitro had a significantly lower cholesterol/phospholipid mole… Expand
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