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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… 
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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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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Diurnal variations in scrotal temperature of normal men and patients with varicocele before and after treatment.
Scrotal temperature was monitored using a portable data recorder for periods of 24 h in six normal volunteers and 48 infertile… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Evidence for a role for cellular alkalinization in the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-mediated initiation of motility in bovine caput spermatozoa.
Bicarbonate ion, the local anesthetics procaine and dibucaine, and the ionophores monensin and nigericin have been shown to… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Calcium channel antagonists inhibit the acrosome reaction and bind to plasma membranes of sea urchin sperm.
As a prerequisite to fertilization, sea urchin sperm undergo an acrosome reaction that is mediated in part by increased… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
A simple method to measure drug effects on human sperm motility.
This article reports the development of a simple trans-membrane migration method for evaluating drug effects on sperm motility… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
A cAMP-dependent phosphorylated motility protein in bovine epididymal sperm.
A putative cAMP-dependent protein kinase substrate associated with the cAMP stimulation of bovine sperm motility has been… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Acrosomal enzymes: Immunochemical localization of acrosin and hyaluronidase in ram spermatozoa.
Acrosin and hyaluronidase have been localized in the acrosomal region of ram spermatozoa using specific antibodies raised against… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Androgen-binding protein in efferent duct fluid of rat testis.
Testicular fluid obtained from the rete testis and vasa efferentia has been reported to contain testosterone in concentrations… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Properties of a proteolytic enzyme from rabbit sperm acrosomes.
Acrosin is a proteolytic enzyme extractable from sperm acrosomes and essential for penetration of the zona pellucida of the ovum… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Absorption spectra of sperm-whale ferrimyoglobin.
1. Sperm-whale ferrimyoglobin was found to contain 0.308% of Fe, on a dry weight basis, corresponding to a molecular weight of… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Fertilization of the mouse egg and the effect of delayed coitus and of hot-shock treatment.
A total of 329 mated adult mice was used in the investigations. The mean number of eggs per mouse recovered from 171 mice killed…