Cell Component
sperm head
sperm head [ spurm hed ]
Subclass of:
sperm cell
Definitions related to sperm head:
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The anterior portion of the spermatozoon (SPERMATOZOA) that contains mainly the nucleus with highly compact CHROMATIN material.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The part of the late spermatid or spermatozoon that contains the nucleus and acrosome.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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(head of the spermatozoon) The anterior, often oval-shaped, part of a mature spermatozoon, which contains haploid male nuclear material.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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