acrosome reaction

Preferred Label : acrosome reaction;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : reaction, acrosome; acrosome reactions; reactions, acrosome;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrosome reaction;

Details

Origin ID

D020101;

UMLS CUI

C0600485;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- acrosome reaction [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- acrosome reaction [MeSH concept]
See also
- acrosome [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- acrosome reaction [GO term]

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