"Spermatozoa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.890 A11.497.760
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| Concept/Terms |
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Spermatozoa" by people in this website by year, and whether "Spermatozoa" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spermatozoa" by people in Profiles.
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Posthumous sperm retrieval in the context of armed conflict. Hum Reprod. 2025 Nov 01; 40(11):2056-2065.
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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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Ovochymase 2 is a key regulatory factor modulating proteolytic pathways and sperm maturation in the mammalian epididymis?. Biol Reprod. 2025 Jul 13; 113(1):127-140.
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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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A ligation-independent sequencing method reveals tRNA-derived RNAs with blocked 3' termini. Mol Cell. 2024 Oct 03; 84(19):3843-3859.e8.
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Genome-wide DNA methylation changes in human spermatogenesis. Am J Hum Genet. 2024 06 06; 111(6):1125-1139.
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Bringing proteomics to bear on male fertility: key lessons. Expert Rev Proteomics. 2024 Apr; 21(4):181-203.