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Descriptor English: Spermatogenesis
Descriptor Spanish: Espermatogénesis
Descriptor espermatogénesis
Entry term(s) espermatocitogénesis
espermiogénesis
Scope note: Proceso de desarrollo de las células germinales en los machos, a parir de las células germinales primordiales y a través de las ESPERMATOGONIAS, los ESPERMATOCITOS y las ESPERMÁTIDES, hasta los ESPERMATOZOIDES haploides maduros.
Descriptor Portuguese: Espermatogênese
Descriptor French: Spermatogenèse
Entry term(s): Spermatocytogenesis
Spermiogenesis
Tree number(s): G04.152.650.624
G08.686.784.310.760
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013091
Scope note: The process of germ cell development in the male from the primordial germ cells, through SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATIDS; to the mature haploid SPERMATOZOA.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Spermatozoa (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(71)
Related: Antispermatogenic Agents MeSH
Spermatogenesis-Blocking Agents MeSH
DeCS ID: 13474
Unique ID: D013091
NLM Classification: WJ 834
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Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Spermatogenesis - Preferred
Concept UI M0020281
Scope note The process of germ cell development in the male from the primordial germ cells, through SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATIDS; to the mature haploid SPERMATOZOA.
Preferred term Spermatogenesis
Spermiogenesis - Narrower
Concept UI M0020283
Scope note The process of male germ cell development in which the haploid SPERMATIDS give rise to SPERMATOZOA by metamorphosis.
Preferred term Spermiogenesis
Spermatocytogenesis - Narrower
Concept UI M0020282
Scope note The process of male germ cell development in which the euploid SPERMATOGONIA give rise to SPERMATOCYTES and then the haploid SPERMATIDS by MITOSIS and MEIOSIS.
Preferred term Spermatocytogenesis



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