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Acrosome Reaction
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Acrosome Reaction
Tree Number(s)
G08.686.784.277.800.100
Unique ID
D020101
RDF Unique Identifier
http://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
.
Previous Indexing
Acrosome/physiology (1975-1998)
Spermatozoa (1966-1974)
See Also
Acrosome
Public MeSH Note
99
History Note
99
Date Established
1999/01/01
Date of Entry
1998/06/10
Revision Date
2016/06/02
Allowable Qualifiers
drug effects (DE)
genetics (GE)
immunology (IM)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Reproduction [G08.686.784]
Fertilization [G08.686.784.277]
Sperm-Ovum Interactions [G08.686.784.277.800]
Acrosome Reaction [G08.686.784.277.800.100]
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Acrosome Reaction
Preferred
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
.
Terms
Acrosome Reaction
Preferred Term
Term UI
T059845
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1999)
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