The macromolecular organization of membranes and its bearing on events leading up to fertilization.
Current concepts of the macromolecular organization of membrances and of ways in which membrane organization may change during membrane fusion are considered briefly. The properties of the sperm membrane at different phases of its development up to fertilization are then examined in the light of this more general model.
D000177:Acrosome / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002459:Cell Fusion; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D005306:Fertilization; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008297:Male; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013075:Sperm Capacitation; D013079:Sperm Maturation; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011506:Proteins