acrosomal vesicle

id: GO:0001669
name: acrosomal vesicle
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: 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.

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