Capacitation is the final step in the maturation of mammalian spermatozoa and is required to render them competent to fertilize an oocyte. This step is a biochemical event; the sperm move normally and look mature prior to capacitation.
to female genital tract making the sperm competent to undergo the acrosome reaction; this change is necessary for penetration of the cumulus matrix and for fertilization. Numerous molecular changes in the sperm are associated with capacitation, ...
capacitation - change in mammalian sperm that occurs after exposure to female genital tract making the sperm competent to undergo the acrosome reaction; this change is necessary for penetration of the cumulus matrix and for fertilization.
Capacitation and Induction of the Acrosome Reaction in Bull Spermatozoa With Norepinephrine ... capacitation or the acrosome reaction, physiological concentrations of ...
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Sperm undergo capacitation while travelling
Acquire ability to fertilise 2° oocyte by removal of acrosome membrane proteins
Takes ≈6hours
Fertilisation occurs in the fallopian tube ...
The brain cells of Huntington's victims slowly degenerate, producing jerking muscles, slurred speech, swallowing difficulty, loss of balance, mood swings, reasoning and memory loss, incapacitation, ...
 See also: Sperm, Action, Enzyme, Human, Acrosome
  
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