"Ovum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ovum" by people in Profiles.
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Viability, motility, ATP content and fertilizing potential of sperm from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in milt stored before cryopreservation. Theriogenology. 2020 Jul 15; 151:58-65.
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Blue petrels recognize the odor of their egg. J Exp Biol. 2017 09 01; 220(Pt 17):3022-3025.
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Potential effects of warmer worms and vectors on onchocerciasis transmission in West Africa. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2015 Apr 05; 370(1665).
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Mercury in the eggs of aquatic birds from the Gulf of Gdansk and Wloclawek Dam (Poland). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Jul; 22(13):9889-98.
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The Drosophila BTB domain protein Jim Lovell has roles in multiple larval and adult behaviors. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e61270.
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Pulmonary paragonimiasis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jun; 46(6):2137-40.
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Obox, a family of homeobox genes preferentially expressed in germ cells. Genomics. 2002 May; 79(5):711-7.
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Mitochondrial DNA instability and peri-implantation lethality associated with targeted disruption of nuclear respiratory factor 1 in mice. Mol Cell Biol. 2001 Jan; 21(2):644-54.
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection and potential transmission of genetic disease. JAMA. 1997 Mar 26; 277(12):963-4.
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Cip1 inhibits DNA replication but not PCNA-dependent nucleotide excision-repair. Curr Biol. 1994 Dec 01; 4(12):1062-8.