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Term:
acrosomal vesicle
(GO:0001669)
Annotations:
Rat: (176)
Mouse: (209)
Human: (185)
Chinchilla: (138)
Bonobo: (152)
Dog: (161)
Squirrel: (153)
Pig: (153)
Naked Mole-rat: (143)
Green Monkey: (156)
Parent Terms
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secretory granule
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acrosomal vesicle
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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.
azurophil granule
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chromaffin granule
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cortical granule
dense core granule
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ficolin-1-rich granule
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insulin-responsive compartment
lamellar body
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mucin granule
mucocyst
platelet alpha granule
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platelet dense granule
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secretory granule lumen
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secretory granule membrane
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specific granule
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tertiary granule
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Weibel-Palade body
zymogen granule
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acrosomal lumen
acrosomal matrix
acrosomal membrane
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Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
acrosomal granule
Related Synonyms:
acrosome
Xrefs:
Wikipedia:Acrosome
Definition Sources:
ISBN:0124325653, ISBN:0198506732