sperm maturation

Preferred Label : sperm maturation;

MeSH definition : The maturing process of SPERMATOZOA after leaving the testicular SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES. Maturation in SPERM MOTILITY and FERTILITY takes place in the EPIDIDYMIS as the sperm migrate from caput epididymis to cauda epididymis.;

MeSH synonym : spermatozoa maturation; maturation of spermatozoa; maturation, sperm;

Details

Origin ID

D013079;

UMLS CUI

C0037846;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Indexing information
- Spem1 protein, mouse [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- sperm maturation [MeSH concept]
See also
- antispermatogenic agents [MeSH Descriptor]
- spermatocytes [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- spermatozoa [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organ or Tissue Function [UMLS semantic type]

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