a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
acrosome
... is a Kind of:
acrosome |
is a kind of:
- process, outgrowth, appendage — a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
... is a Part of:
acrosome |
is a part of:
- sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan — the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
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- acrosin (biochemistry)
- acrosomal vesicles
- What are the characteristics of sperm? (anatomy)
- Sperm cell (developmental biology)
- Gametogenesis (developmental biology)
- Invertebrate embryology (developmental biology)
- ZP3
- Acrosome reaction
- Phagolysosome
- Human fertilization
- Cortical reaction
- Phagosome
- Glyoxysome
- Parenthesome
