epididymosomes

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A form of epididymosome — A small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of epididymosome

    One mechanism by which sperm are modified during epididmal transit is by membranous vesicles called epididymosomes which are secreted by the epididymal epithelium (reviewed in [13 ]).

    2015 November 11, “Sperm Proteome Maturation in the Mouse Epididymis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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