Capacitation Function of Spermatozoa
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_1317
Definition
The process that enables spermatozoa to undergo the acrosomal reaction, whose endpoints consist in the hyperactivated motility and the exocytotic release of enzymes, which are considered of major importance for the fertilization of the oocyte.
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