acrosomal membrane

id: GO:0002080
name: acrosomal membrane
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The membrane that surrounds the acrosomal lumen. The acrosome is a special type of lysosome 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.

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