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CAPACITATED SPERMATOZOA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
- Animal Reproduction
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capacitated spermatozoon
1, record 1, English, capacitated%20spermatozoon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- capacitated sperm 2, record 1, English, capacitated%20sperm
correct
- capacitated spermatozoid 3, record 1, English, capacitated%20spermatozoid
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the mouse and other mammals studied, including man, ejaculated spermatozoa cannot immediately fertilize an egg. They require a certain period of residence in the female genital tract to become functionally competent cells. As spermatozoa traverse through the female genital tract, they undergo multiple biochemical and physiological changes collectively referred to as capacitation. Only capacitated spermatozoa interact with the extracellular egg coat, the zona pellucida. 1, record 1, English, - capacitated%20spermatozoon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capacitated spermatozoon: The plural form is "capacitated spermatozoa." 4, record 1, English, - capacitated%20spermatozoon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- capacitated spermatozoa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
- Reproduction des animaux
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spermatozoïde capacité
1, record 1, French, spermatozo%C3%AFde%20capacit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au cours de cette remontée des voies génitales féminines, les gamètes masculins ont subi des transformations discrètes, mais nécessaires à l'acquisition de leur pouvoir fécondant, et qui constituent la capacitation. [...] Seuls les spermatozoïdes capacités peuvent réaliser les phases ultérieures de la fécondation. 2, record 1, French, - spermatozo%C3%AFde%20capacit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La capacitation est réversible : des spermatozoïdes capacités peuvent perdre les caractéristiques acquises au cours de la capacitation s'ils sont replacés dans le liquide séminal. 3, record 1, French, - spermatozo%C3%AFde%20capacit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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