Acrosome
... In sperm cells of many higher animals, the
acrosome develops over the anterior half of its head. It ... the Golgi apparatus . In Eutherian mammals ,
acrosome formation is completed during testicular maturation. The
acrosome contains digestive enzymes (including ...
Acrosome
... In sperm cells of many higher animals, the
acrosome develops over the anterior half of its head. It ... the Golgi apparatus . In Eutherian mammals ,
acrosome formation is completed during testicular maturation. The
acrosome contains digestive enzymes (including ...
Spermatogenesis
... The Sertoli cell also reduces motility and capacitation (initiation of the
acrosome reaction) of the sperm cells so viability is maintained.
Spermatozoa are ... tails, repackage DNA into a head, cap the head with a lysosome-like
acrosome and construct an energy transducing neck region of tightly packed ...
Zona pellucida
... . This structure binds spermatozoa , and is required to initiate the
acrosome reaction . The zona glycoprotein, ZP3 , is responsible for sperm ... There is evidence that ZP3 is then involved in the induction of the
acrosome reaction, whereby a spermatozoon releases the contents of the acrosomal ...
Capacitation
... the term "capacitation" has evolved in meaning and this should be taken into account when consulting sources.
See also
cortical reaction
acrosome reaction
Reference
Beaudin, Stacey; Kipta, Donna; and Orr, Annamarie. (October 9, 1996). Current research into sperm capacitation: An ...
Sperm
... Schematic diagram of a sperm cell, showing the (1)
acrosome , (2) cell membrane , (3) nucleus , (4) mitochondria , and (5) flagellum (tail)
A sperm cell , or spermatozoon ( pl. spermatozoa ) (in ...
Spermatid
... termed spermeteliosis ).
The spermatids begin to grow a tail, develop a thickened mid-piece where the mitochondria become localised and form an
acrosome . Spermatid DNA also undergoes packaging, becoming highly condensed. The DNA is packaged firstly with specific nuclear basic proteins, which are ...