Spermatozoa

"Spermatozoa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility.

Descriptor ID	D013094
MeSH Number(s)	A05.360.490.890 A11.497.760
Concept/Terms	Spermatozoa Spermatozoa Spermatozoon Sperm X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing X Chromosome Bearing Sperm X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms X-Bearing Sperm Sperm, X-Bearing Sperms, X-Bearing X Bearing Sperm X-Bearing Sperms Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms Y-Bearing Sperm Sperm, Y-Bearing Sperms, Y-Bearing Y Bearing Sperm Y-Bearing Sperms

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Anatomy [A]
Urogenital System [A05]
Genitalia [A05.360]
Germ Cells [A05.360.490]
Spermatozoa [A05.360.490.890]
Cells [A11]
Germ Cells [A11.497]
Spermatozoa [A11.497.760]

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Bar chart showing 53 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	2	0	2
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	0	2
2000	2	0	2
2002	1	0	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	3	3
2006	1	2	3
2007	1	2	3
2008	1	1	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	1	2	3
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	3	0	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	3	2	5
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Spermatozoa" by people in Profiles.

Wood KA, Tong RS, Motta M, Cordeddu V, Scimone ER, Bush SJ, Maxwell DW, Giannoulatou E, Caputo V, Traversa A, Mancini C, Ferrero GB, Benedicenti F, Grammatico P, Melis D, Steindl K, Brunetti-Pierri N, Trevisson E, Wilkie AO, Lin AE, Cormier-Daire V, Twigg SR, Tartaglia M, Goriely A. SMAD4 mutations causing Myhre syndrome are under positive selection in the male germline. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 Sep 05; 111(9):1953-1969.

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Dehghanbanadaki H, Jimbo M, Fendereski K, Kunisaki J, Horns JJ, Ramsay JM, Gross KX, Pastuszak AW, Hotaling JM. Transgenerational effects of paternal exposures: the role of germline de novo mutations. Andrology. 2025 Jan; 13(1):101-118.

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Randell Z, Dehghanbanadaki H, Fendereski K, Jimbo M, Aston K, Hotaling J. Sperm telomere length in male-factor infertility and reproduction. Fertil Steril. 2024 01; 121(1):12-25.

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Lee W, Zamudio-Ochoa A, Buchel G, Podlesniy P, Marti Gutierrez N, Puigr?s M, Calderon A, Tang HY, Li L, Mikhalchenko A, Koski A, Trullas R, Mitalipov S, Temiakov D. Molecular basis for maternal inheritance of human mitochondrial DNA. Nat Genet. 2023 10; 55(10):1632-1639.

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Van NT, Kim SV. Improved approach for the cryopreservation of mouse sperm by combining monothioglycerol and l-glutamine. Cryobiology. 2023 06; 111:142-145.

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Carlson EJ, Francis R, Liu Y, Li P, Lyon M, Santi CM, Hook DJ, Hawkinson JE, Georg GI. Discovery and Characterization of Multiple Classes of Human CatSper Blockers. ChemMedChem. 2022 08 03; 17(15):e202000499.

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Klimczak AM, Patel DP, Hotaling JM, Scott RT. Role of the sperm, oocyte, and embryo in recurrent pregnancy loss. Fertil Steril. 2021 03; 115(3):533-537.

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Di Mascio D, Saccone G, Bellussi F, Vitagliano A, Berghella V. Type of paternal sperm exposure before pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia: A systematic review. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020 Aug; 251:246-253.

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Sharara F, Seaman E, Morris R, Schinfeld J, Nichols J, Sobel M, Lee A, Somkuti S, Hirshberg S, Budinetz T, Barmat L, Palermo G, Rosenwaks Z, Bar-Chama N, Bodie J, Nichols J, Payne J, McCoy T, Tarnawa E, Whitman-Elia G, Weissmann L, Doukakis M, Hurwitz J, Leondires M, Murdock C, Ressler I, Richlin S, Williams S, Wosnitzer M, Butcher M, Kashanian J, Ahlering P, Aubuchon M, Ostermeier GC, Travis AJ. Multicentric, prospective observational data show sperm capacitation predicts male fertility, and cohort comparison reveals a high prevalence of impaired capacitation in men questioning their fertility. Reprod Biomed Online. 2020 Jul; 41(1):69-79.

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Franasiak J. Microribonucleic acids in sperm and spent culture media: a new direction in predictive diagnostics or another disappointment? Fertil Steril. 2020 05; 113(5):929-930.

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