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Acrosome

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Definition: The cap-like structure covering the anterior portion of SPERM HEAD. Acrosome, derived from LYSOSOMES, is a membrane-bound organelle that contains the required hydrolytic and proteolytic enzymes necessary for sperm penetration of the egg in FERTILIZATION.     
See Also Acrosome Reaction 		Other names Acrosomes
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
DYDC1 protein, mouse  0   *Membrane Proteins Acrosome. Eur J Cell Biol. 2009 Sep;88(9):509-20
FAM75A7 protein, human  0   *Proteins Acrosome. J Cell Physiol 2006 Dec;209(3):755-66
FSA-Acr.1 protein, Vulpes vulpes  0   *Proteins Acrosome.
AM50 protein, Cavia porcellus  0   *Cytoskeletal Proteins Acrosome. Biol Reprod 2001 Jan;64(1):148-56
major acrosomal protein, 15-kDa  0   *Proteins Acrosome Mollusca Spermatozoa. Mol Biol Evol 2000 Mar;17(3):458-66
AM67 protein, Cavia porcellus  0   *Cytoskeletal Proteins Acrosome. J Biol Chem 1997 May 9:272(19):12714-22
acrosomal protein p18  0   *Proteins Acrosome Membrane Fusion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995 May 23;92(11):4957-61
human sperm antigen, 27 kDa  0   *Membrane Proteins Acrosome Antigens, Surface. J Reprod Immunol 1994 Mar;26(2):97-110
Acrv1 protein, mouse  0   *Membrane Proteins Acrosome. Mol Reprod Dev 1993 Feb;34(2):140-8
ASF protein, Oryctolagus cuniculus  0   *Glycoproteins Acrosome. Biol Reprod 1984;30(3):693

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