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Simple histochemical stain for acrosomes on sperm from several species
1 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
The acrosome reaction is an exocytotic process that enables a sperm to penetrate the zona pellucida and fertilize an egg. The process involves the fenestration and vesiculation of the sperm plasma membrane and outer acrosomal membrane releasing the acro somal contents. Many different methods have been devel oped to detect the acrosomal status of sperm. These techniques are sometimes complicated, costly, and can...
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