acrosomal vesicle
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acrosomal vesicle
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A vesicle derived from the Golgi apparatus during spermiogenesis; its membrane adheres to the nuclear envelope of the sperm and, together the the acrosomal granule within the vesicle, spreads in a thin layer over the pole of the nucleus to form the acrosomal cap.
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acrosomal vesicle
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acrosomal vesicles
A structure participating in the conversion of the spermatid to the spermatozoon. Proacrosomal granules coalesce to form a single large vesicle which contains the acrosome. The vesicle collapses on the nucleus forming the head cap of the spermatozoon.
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