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4072945

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
Literature on the interactions between eutherian gametes is reviewed. The oocyte cumulus complex of the female is surrounded by a zona pellucida, corona radiata, and cumulus layer. Sperm undergo an acrosome reaction before penetrating the zona pellucida. The morphological consequences of this reaction and its possible role(s) in penetration of the oocyte cumulus complex are considered. The acrosomal enzyme, hyaluronidase, has been thought to aid sperm in penetrating the cumulus layer and corona radiata. Several recent investigations, including one that shows that motile cells lacking hyaluronidase can penetrate to the zona surface, do not support this idea. Other possible roles of this enzyme in fertilization are discussed. The development of in vitro fertilization systems that employ physiological numbers (1-100) of sperm will be valuable in studying the mechanisms used by sperm to penetrate the oocyte cumulus complex.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9106
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
174
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
331-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Sperm penetration through oocyte investments in mammals.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't