Ionophore A23187 induces acrosome reacti
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Summers, R. G. ;Talbot, P. ;Keough, E. M. ;Hylander, B. L. ;Franklin, L. E.
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Article
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1976
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Ionophore A23187, in the presence of extraceullular Ca^+2^, induces a morphologically normal acrosome reaction in sperm of the sea urchin and precocious acrosome reaction and activation of guinea pig sperm. Increased membrane permeability to Ca^+2^ is responsible for initiating the acro