"Acrosome Reaction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020101
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.784.277.800.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Acrosome Reaction- Acrosome Reaction
- Acrosome Reactions
- Reaction, Acrosome
- Reactions, Acrosome
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