sperm capacitation
A process required for sperm to reach fertilization competence. Sperm undergo an incompletely understood series of morphological and molecular maturational processes, termed capacitation, involving, among other processes, protein tyrosine phosphorylation and increased intracellular calcium.
GO:0003006
developmental process involved in reproduction
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GO:0022412
cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
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GO:0048469
cell maturation
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GO:0007286
spermatid development
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sperm activation
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