"Testis" 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.
The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.
| Descriptor ID |
D013737
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.849 A05.360.576.782 A06.407.312.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Testis- Testis
- Testicles
- Testicle
- Testes
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Testis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Testis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1997 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Testis" by people in Profiles.
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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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Differential epididymal enlargement and identification of the mediastinum testes: New proposed sonographic checklist in the acute assessment of pediatric testicular torsion. Clin Imaging. 2025 Sep; 125:110566.
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Androgen receptor ubiquitination links KCTD13 to genitourinary tract defects. FASEB J. 2025 Feb 28; 39(4):e70406.
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NKAPL facilitates transcription pause-release and bridges elongation to initiation during meiosis exit. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 17; 16(1):791.
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The landscape of RNA binding proteins in mammalian spermatogenesis. Science. 2024 10 25; 386(6720):eadj8172.
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Reversible male contraception by targeted inhibition of serine/threonine kinase 33. Science. 2024 05 24; 384(6698):885-890.
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Mechanistic screening of reproductive toxicity in a novel 3D testicular co-culture model shows significant impairments following exposure to low-dibutyl phthalate concentrations. Arch Toxicol. 2024 08; 98(8):2695-2709.
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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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HDAC3 promotes Sertoli cell maturation and maintains the blood-testis barrier dynamics. FASEB J. 2024 Mar 15; 38(5):e23526.