| Descriptor English: | Acrosome Reaction | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Reacción Acrosómica
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Reação Acrossômica | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Réaction acrosomique | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Acrosome Reactions Reaction, Acrosome Reactions, Acrosome |
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| Tree number(s): |
G08.686.784.277.800.100 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020101 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Changes that occur to liberate the enzymes of the ACROSOME of a sperm (SPERMATOZOA). Acrosome reaction allows the sperm to penetrate the ZONA PELLUCIDA and enter the OVUM during FERTILIZATION. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Acrosome/physiology (1975-1998) Spermatozoa (1966-1974) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 99 |
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| History Note: | 99 |
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| Related: |
Acrosome
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 33913 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D020101 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1998/06/10 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/02 |
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Acrosome Reaction
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| Concept UI |
M0029835 |
| Scope note | Changes that occur to liberate the enzymes of the ACROSOME of a sperm (SPERMATOZOA). Acrosome reaction allows the sperm to penetrate the ZONA PELLUCIDA and enter the OVUM during FERTILIZATION. |
| Preferred term | Acrosome Reaction |
| Entry term(s) |
Acrosome Reactions Reaction, Acrosome Reactions, Acrosome |
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