epididymosome
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]epididymo- + -some
Noun
[edit]epididymosome (plural epididymosomes)
- A small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.
- 2015, Shio Kumar Singh, Mammalian Endocrinology and Male Reproductive Biology, page 135:
- Epididymosomes are mainly concerned with the transfer of various proteins that lack signal sequences to spermatozoa where the proteins are GPI anchored.