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Descriptor
English
:
Acrosome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Acrosoma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Acrossomo
Tree Number:
A05.360.490.890.820.100
A11.284.430.214.190.875.190.550.040
A11.497.760.400.100
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Acrosome Reaction
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under SPERMATOZOA 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
181
Unique Identifier:
D000177
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