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Descriptor English: Acrosome
Descriptor Spanish: Acrosoma
Descriptor acrosoma
Scope note: Estructura en forma de gorra que cubre la porción anterior de la CABEZA DEL ESPERMATOZOIDE. Es un orgánulo vesicular, delimitado por membrana y derivado de los LISOSOMAS, que contiene las enzimas hidrolíticas y proteolíticas necesarias para la penetración del espermatozoide en el óvulo durante la FECUNDACIÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Acrossomo
Descriptor French: Acrosome
Entry term(s): Acrosomes
Tree number(s): A05.360.490.890.820.100
A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.550.040
A11.497.760.400.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000177
Scope note: The cap-like structure covering the anterior portion of SPERM HEAD. Acrosome, derived from LYSOSOMES, is a membrane-bound organelle that contains the required hydrolytic and proteolytic enzymes necessary for sperm penetration of the egg in FERTILIZATION.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SPERMATOZOA 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under SPERMATOZOA 1975-90
Related: Acrosome Reaction MeSH
DeCS ID: 181
Unique ID: D000177
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Acrosome - Preferred
Concept UI M0000267
Scope note The cap-like structure covering the anterior portion of SPERM HEAD. Acrosome, derived from LYSOSOMES, is a membrane-bound organelle that contains the required hydrolytic and proteolytic enzymes necessary for sperm penetration of the egg in FERTILIZATION.
Preferred term Acrosome
Entry term(s) Acrosomes



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