THE FERTILIZING CAPACITY OF SEA URCHIN SPERM RAPIDLY DECREASES AFTER INDUCTION OF THE ACROSOME REACTION *
THE FERTILIZING CAPACITY OF SEA URCHIN SPERM RAPIDLY DECREASES AFTER INDUCTION OF THE ACROSOME REACTION *
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海胆精子的受精能力在顶体反应诱导后迅速下降*
DOI:
10.1111/j.1440-169x.1979.00061.x
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发表时间:
1979
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影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
V. Vacquier
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作者:
V. Vacquier
When immotile, flagella‐less sperm were added to acid‐dejellied eggs of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus 11% of the eggs fertilized. Addition of soluble egg jelly increased the percentage fertilization to 90.5. Over 50% of the sperm exposed to egg jelly had undergone the acrosome reaction compared to only 3–5% in the absence of jelly. Egg jelly was added to flagella‐less sperm to induce the acrosome reaction and dejellied eggs added at various times thereafter. The fertilizing capacity of the sperm decreased with first order kinetics with 50% loss by 23 sec after induction of the acrosome reaction. Intact, motile sperm bind to formaldehyde‐fixed eggs with maximum binding occurring 40 sec after sperm addition. After 40 sec the sperm begin to detach from the fixed eggs and by 240 sec none remain attached. Sperm detachment from fixed eggs and loss of fertilizing capacity after the acrosome reaction show a close temporal correlation.