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sperm cell

Known as: Sperm, cell sperm, Zoosperm 
Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acrosin:EntCat:Pt:Spermatozoa:QnAntispermatogenic AgentsCells other than spermatozoa:NCnc:Pt:Semen:QnClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

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AcrosomeMale Infertility with Large-Headed, Multiflagellar, Polyploid SpermatozoaPrimary spermatocyteSecondary spermatocyte

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Testis

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Spermatozoal Traits and Sperm Competition in Atlantic Salmon Relative Sperm Velocity Is the Primary Determinant of Fertilization Success
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Essential role of Plzf in maintenance of spermatogonial stem cells
Little is known of the molecular mechanisms whereby spermatogonia, mitotic germ cells of the testis, self-renew and differentiate… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Knowledge and experience regarding cancer, infertility, and sperm banking in younger male survivors.
PURPOSE The goal of this study was to survey male patients aged 14 to 40 years at diagnosis and recently treated in two cancer… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A potential fusion peptide and an integrin ligand domain in a protein active in sperm–egg fusion
THE union of sperm and egg is a special membrane fusion event that gives a signal1 to begin development. We have hypothesized2… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Sperm-egg interactions in the mouse: sequence of events and induction of the acrosome reaction by a zona pellucida glycoprotein.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Formation in vitro of sperm pronuclei and mitotic chromosomes induced by amphibian ooplasmic components.
A cell-free preparation of the cytoplasm from activated eggs of Rana pipiens induces, in demembranated sperm nuclei of Xenopus… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Relation of mammalian sperm chromatin heterogeneity to fertility.
Flow cytometry of heated sperm nuclei revealed a significant decrease in resistance to in situ denaturation of spermatozoal DNA… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Etiologic factors in 1294 consecutive cases of male infertility.
Review
1970
Review
1970
INSECT SPERM: THEIR STRUCTURE AND MORPHOGENESIS
The thorough descriptive studies by the early cytologists Meves (1901, 1907), Retzius (1904, 1909), Bowen (1920, 1922 a-c, 1924… 
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
The ‘Capacitation’ of the Mammalian Sperm
IT was shown recently1 that sperms injected into the periovarian sac of the rat after ovulation did not begin to enter the eggs… 
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