"Sperm Motility" 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.
Movement characteristics of SPERMATOZOA in a fresh specimen. It is measured as the percentage of sperms that are moving, and as the percentage of sperms with productive flagellar motion such as rapid, linear, and forward progression.
| Descriptor ID |
D013081
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.992.812 E05.200.992.812 G04.198.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sperm Motility- Sperm Motility
- Motilities, Sperm
- Motility, Sperm
- Sperm Motilities
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sperm Motility" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sperm Motility" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sperm Motility" by people in Profiles.
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GALNTL5 binds GalNAc and is required for migration through the uterotubal junction and sperm-zona pellucida binding. Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 17; 16(1):8264.
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Testis expressed 50 is essential for maintaining sperm acrosome integrity during epididymal transit. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Sep 09; 122(36):e2507930122.
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Rescue of male infertility by human PRSS55 in transgenic mice establishes a contraceptive research model. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 05; 15(1):28657.
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Large-scale CRISPR/Cas9 deletions within the WFDC gene cluster uncover gene functionality and critical roles in mammalian reproduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Dec 17; 121(51):e2413195121.
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Inhibition of ROS1 activity with lorlatinib reversibly suppresses fertility in male mice. Andrology. 2025 Oct; 13(7):1891-1900.
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Individual disruption of 12 testis-enriched genes via the CRISPR/Cas9 system does not affect the fertility of male mice. J Reprod Immunol. 2024 Jun; 163:104252.
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Human fertilization in vivo and in vitro requires the CatSper channel to initiate sperm hyperactivation. J Clin Invest. 2024 01 02; 134(1).
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CUB domains are not required for OVCH2 function in sperm maturation in the mouse epididymis. Andrology. 2024 Mar; 12(3):682-697.
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Generation of humanized LDHC knock-in mice as a tool to assess human LDHC-targeting contraceptive drugs. Andrology. 2023 07; 11(5):840-848.
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Sperm characteristics in normal and abnormal ejaculates are differently influenced by the length of ejaculatory abstinence. Andrology. 2022 10; 10(7):1351-1360.