"Ovum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D010063
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.690 A11.497.497 A16.690
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| Concept/Terms |
Ovum- Ovum
- Egg, Unfertilized
- Eggs, Unfertilized
- Unfertilized Egg
- Unfertilized Eggs
- Egg
- Ova
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ovum" by people in Profiles.
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Ouji Y, Hamasaki M, Misu M, Yoshikawa M, Hamano S. Simple preservation of schistosome eggs with high infectivity up to 12?weeks. Parasitol Int. 2025 Jun; 106:103020.
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Biswas L, Tyc KM, Aboelenain M, Sun S, Dundovic I, Vuku?ic K, Liu J, Guo V, Xu M, Scott RT, Tao X, Tolic IM, Xing J, Schindler K. Maternal genetic variants in kinesin motor domains prematurely increase egg aneuploidy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Nov 05; 121(45):e2414963121.
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Chandramouly G, Liao S, Rusanov T, Borisonnik N, Calbert ML, Kent T, Sullivan-Reed K, Vekariya U, Kashkina E, Skorski T, Yan H, Pomerantz RT. Pol? promotes the repair of 5'-DNA-protein crosslinks by microhomology-mediated end-joining. Cell Rep. 2021 03 09; 34(10):108820.
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van den Boom J, Wolf M, Weimann L, Schulze N, Li F, Kaschani F, Riemer A, Zierhut C, Kaiser M, Iliakis G, Funabiki H, Meyer H. VCP/p97 Extracts Sterically Trapped Ku70/80 Rings from DNA in Double-Strand Break Repair. Mol Cell. 2016 10 06; 64(1):189-198.
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Brent RL. Protection of the gametes embryo/fetus from prenatal radiation exposure. Health Phys. 2015 Feb; 108(2):242-74.
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Tomaiuolo M, Levitan DR. Modeling how reproductive ecology can drive protein diversification and result in linkage disequilibrium between sperm and egg proteins. Am Nat. 2010 Jul; 176(1):14-25.
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Check JH, Katsoff B, Summers-Chase D, Breitbart J. A case report supporting the concept that some women have a predisposition for maternal meiosis errors resulting in digyny. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 36(2):133-4.
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Tomaiuolo M, Hansen TF, Levitan DR. A theoretical investigation of sympatric evolution of temporal reproductive isolation as illustrated by marine broadcast spawners. Evolution. 2007 Nov; 61(11):2584-95.
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Horwath D, Check JH, Katsoff B, Amui J, Brasile D. Subsequent therapeutic options and outcome in couples who fail to fertilize despite in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2007; 34(2):109-10.
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Katsoff B, Check JH. Monochorionic-diamniotic twins resulting from the transfer of a single embryo in a woman with decreased egg reserve: a case report. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2005; 32(2):141-2.