NOUN
- a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
How To Use acrosome In A Sentence
- Dominguez I, Fornes MW, Burgos MH, Mayorga LS (1996) Acrosome content release in streptolysin O permeabilized mouse spermatozoa. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The acrosome is the packet of enzymes in the sperm’s head that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg. A Baby at Last!
- As researchers from the University of Illinois explain it, normal sperm are composed of a cap-like structure that surrounds the anterior end of the sperm head called the acrosome. NYDN Rss
- When stimulated with progesterone or A23187 (a calcium ionophore), sperm from these animals had a defective acrosome reaction. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- They found that cathine and norephedrine significantly stimulated capacitation in mouse sperm, while preventing the acrosome reaction.
- The acrosome reaction is the chemical change that enables a sperm to penetrate an egg. A Baby at Last!
- We discussed spermatogenesis -- how we got from a diploid spermatogonial stem cell to a haploid spermatid -- and then spermiogenesis -- the process by which the spermatids acquire the features of spermatozoa: tails, acrosomes and the like. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
- A. agrarius mice express novel CD46 transcripts, resulting in the trade of spermatozoal CD46 protein expression for a rapid acrosome reaction rate, in common with other species of field mice. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- In rodents, the cell surface complement regulatory protein CD46 is expressed solely on the spermatozoal acrosome membrane. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- In order to accomplish this the head of each sperm called the acrosome contains a packet of shell-dissolving enzymes—released when contact with the egg is made. Getting Pregnant