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Descriptor English: Sperm Maturation
Descriptor Spanish: Maduración del Esperma
Descriptor maduración espermática
Scope note: Proceso de maduración de los ESPERMATOZOIDES tras abandonar los TUBOS SEMINÍFEROS testiculares. La maduración, en cuanto a MOTILIDAD ESPERMÁTICA y FERTILIDAD, se efectúa en el EPIDÍDIMO a medida que el esperma migra desde la cabeza del epidídimo hasta la zona caudal de este.
Descriptor Portuguese: Maturação do Esperma
Descriptor French: Maturation du spermatozoïde
Entry term(s): Maturation of Spermatozoa
Maturation, Sperm
Spermatozoa Maturation
Tree number(s): G04.152.650.624.700
G08.686.784.310.760.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013079
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Spermatozoa (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 76; was see under SPERMATOZOA 1975
History Note: 76(75); was see under SPERMATOZOA 1975
Related: Antispermatogenic Agents MeSH
DeCS ID: 13462
Unique ID: D013079
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Sperm Maturation - Preferred
Concept UI M0020267
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Sperm Maturation
Entry term(s) Maturation of Spermatozoa
Maturation, Sperm
Spermatozoa Maturation



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