Mesh term Spermatozoa
Browse to parent terms:Germ Cells
Description
Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility.Browse to child terms:
Sperm Head
Sperm Midpiece
Sperm Tail
Spermatids
Spermatocytes
Spermatogonia
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