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Meaning of epididymosome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Examples

“Epididymosomes are mainly concerned with the transfer⟳ of various proteins that lack signal sequences to spermatozoa where the proteins are GPI anchored.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

epididymosomes epididymotomy epididymovasostomy epidiorite epidioxide epidithiodioxopiperazine

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