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acrosome
A cap that is located in the sperm head and contains hydrolytic enzymes responsible for degrading egg layers.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Cell biology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Variants
Synonym
acrosomal vesicle
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

acrosoma

Valenciano

acrosoma
Associated concepts
Is accompanied by
spermatozoon
Examples
Moreover, the centriole forms the flagellum and the Golgi apparatus makes the acrosome. 
Some capacitation studies have opted for the use of phase contrast mi- croscopy to examine any modifications or the loss of the acrosome from capacitated spermatozoa.
Collocations
WITH NOUNS
acrosome reaction | reactivity | integrity | flagellum | reaction inducer | lamina | biogenesis | status
WITH VERBS
acrosome react | follow || detect | make
identify the acrosome
WITH ADJECTIVES
acrosome head | vacuole | morphology

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neotermed_proyecto
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