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acrosome reaction

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000065

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000065
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2013; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoanimal reproduction; acrosome; spermatozoa; sperm capacitation
TranslationsSpanish: reacción acrosómica
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000065",
  "term": "acrosome reaction",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "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.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "animal reproduction",
    "acrosome",
    "spermatozoa",
    "sperm capacitation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2013",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "reacción acrosómica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/acrosome-reaction/"
}

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