Look up: Capacitation

1. capacitation
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kă-pas′i-tā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Capacitation is a process whereby the glycoprotein coat is modified and seminal proteins are removed from the surface of the sperm. There are no morphologic changes. Capacitation also occurs in in vitro fertilizati...
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2. capacitation
   A process occurring in mammalian sperm after exposure to secretions in the female genital tract. Surface changes take place probably involved with the acrosome which are necessary before the sperm can fertilize an egg.
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3. capacitation
   <biology> A process occurring in mammalian sperm after exposure to secretions in the female genital tract. Surface changes take place probably involved with the acrosome which are necessary before the sperm can fertilize an egg. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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4. capacitation
   (kә-pas″ĭ-ta´shәn) the process by which the glycoprotein coat and the seminal proteins are removed from the surface of the sperm's acrosome by substances secreted by the uterus or fallopian tubes of the female genital tract, thereby permitting the acrosome reaction to occur.
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5. capacitation
   (from the article `reproductive system, human`) ...process in the ducts of the male reproductive tract; the process may be continued when, after ejaculation, they pass through the female tract. ...
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6. Capacitation
   A change in sperm that occurs as they travel through the female reproductive tract that enables the sperm to penetrate and fertilize an egg. Sperm that have not have been capacitated in the female reproductive tract cannot fertilize the egg.
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7. Capacitation
   A process that sperm undergo during travel through the woman's reproductive tract. Capacitation enables the sperm to penetrate the egg.
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8. capacitation
   (kua-pas;u1-ta;shun) The process whereby spermatozoa gain the ability to fertilize ova. Sperm that have not have been capacitated in the female reproductive tract cannot fertilize ova.
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9. capacitation
   (kua-pas;u1-ta;shun) The process whereby spermatozoa gain the ability to fertilize ova. Sperm that have not have been capacitated in the female reproductive tract cannot fertilize ova.
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10. Capacitation
    :This article is about a biological process related to reproduction; for the other use, see Capacitation (NGO). `Capacitation` is the penultimate step in the maturation of mammalian spermatozoa and is required to render them competent to fertilize an oocyte. This step is a biochemical event; ...
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