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Encyclopedia > Acrosin

Acrosin (EC 3.4.21.10) is a digestive enzyme that is acts as a protease. Acrosin is released from the acrosome of spermatozoa as a consequence of the acrosome reaction.


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Medscape MEDLINE search: Acrosin (1086 words)
Acrosin and plasminogen activators are proteolytic enzymes of ram spermatozoa that play an essential role in the induction of the acrosome reaction, as well as the binding of spermatozoa to the oocyte and their penetration through the layers that surround the oocyte.
Acrosin is an acrosomal protease synthesized as a proenzyme and activated into beta-acrosin during the acrosome reaction.
Acrosin activity, acrosome reaction and nuclear chromatin condensation were studied in 24 infertile patients with varicoceles and 26 fertile men with or without varicocele.
Angiotensin II induces acrosomal exocytosis in bovine spermatozoa -- Gur et al. 275 (1): E87 -- AJP - Endocrinology and ... (3431 words)
The acrosin release served as an index for acrosomal exocytosis in capacitated bovine spermatozoa.
The acrosin release assay was correlated with acrosome-reacted
) on acrosin release from capacitated bovine spermatozoa.
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