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| Term | acrosomal vesicle | ID (Ontology) | GO:0001669 (Gene Ontology) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Definition | A structure in the head of a spermatozoon that contains acid hydrolases, and is concerned with the breakdown of the outer membrane of the ovum during fertilization. It lies just beneath the plasma membrane and is derived from the lysosome.[ ISBN:0124325653 ISBN:0198506732 ] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Also Known As | "acrosomal granule" ; "acrosome" | |||||||||||||||||||||
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endomembrane system__ secretory vesicle____| secretory granule |__acrosomal vesicle 11 rec. |__acrosomal lumen |__acrosomal matrix |__acrosomal membrane 1 rec. |__inner acrosomal membrane |__outer acrosomal membrane 1 rec. |__protein C inhibitor-acrosin complex |
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| Is a | secretory granule | ||
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