Rabbit sperm chromatin is decondensed by a thiol-induced proteolytic activity not endogenous to its nucleus.
D000177:Acrosome / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D002843:Chromatin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008623:Mercaptoethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D002843:Chromatin; D008623:Mercaptoethanol; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases