Assertion: sperm | /r/CapableOf | locate the oocyte
Facets:
value: in mammals
type: OTHER
value: after ejaculation
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In mammals, after ejaculation, the sperm locates the oocyte (the immature egg), through changes in temperature and chemical gradients.
text: Sperm chemotaxis, a type of interaction in which sperm cells are guided to the oocyte to the hormone progesterone, which is secreted by the oocyte, and sperm thermotaxis, which involves the response to changes in temperature, ensure that the sperm are able to locate the oocyte (usually within the ampulla of the fallopian tube.
text: Once the sperm locates the oocyte, it binds to the zona pellucida, which is a thick layer of jelly-like, extra-cellular matrix consisting of glycoproteins, surrounding the egg.