Epididymosome
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.
"Epididymosomes are mainly concerned with the transfer of various proteins that lack signal sequences to spermatozoa where the proteins are GPI anchored."
Example
More examples"Epididymosomes are mainly concerned with the transfer of various proteins that lack signal sequences to spermatozoa where the proteins are GPI anchored."
Etymology
From epididymo- + -some.
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