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Name the sperm lysin. Which organelle secretes it? What is its function?

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With the loss of the acrosomal membrane, the spermatozoon releases an enzyme, hyaluronidase (sperm lysin) that helps in the removal of follicle cells from the ovum to facilitate the entry of the spermatozoon into the ovum.

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