Enzyme
acrosin
Definitions related to acrosin:
  • A trypsin-like enzyme of spermatozoa which is not inhibited by alpha 1 antitrypsin.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Arginine-lysine protease found in spermatozoa which participates in sperm penitration of the zona pellucida of the ovum, which is necessary for fertilization.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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