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Descriptor English: Spermatozoa
Descriptor Spanish: Espermatozoides
Descriptor espermatozoides
Scope note: Células germinales masculinas maduras derivadas de los ESPERMÁTIDES. Mientras los espermátides se desplazan hacia la luz de los TÚBULOS SEMINÍFEROS, experimentan amplios cambios estructurales como son la pérdida del citoplasma, condensación de la CROMATINA en la CABEZA DEL ESPERMATOZOIDE, formación del ACROSOMA, de la PIEZA INTERMEDIA DEL ESPERMATOZOIDE y de la COLA DEL ESPERMATOZOIDE que le proporciona movilidad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Espermatozoides
Descriptor French: Spermatozoïdes
Entry term(s): Sperm
Sperm, X-Bearing
Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing
Sperm, Y-Bearing
Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing
Spermatozoon
Sperms, X-Bearing
Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing
Sperms, Y-Bearing
Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing
X Bearing Sperm
X Chromosome Bearing Sperm
X-Bearing Sperm
X-Bearing Sperms
X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm
X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms
Y Bearing Sperm
Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm
Y-Bearing Sperm
Y-Bearing Sperms
Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm
Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms
Tree number(s): A05.360.490.890
A11.497.760
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013094
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: polyspermia & polyspermy = SPERMATOZOA if excessive sperm or = FERTILIZATION if fertilization of ovum by more than one sperm; sperm donors: coordinate SPERMATOZOA (IM) + TISSUE DONORS (IM); consider also INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS (husband)(IM) or INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS (non-husband)(IM) if pertinent but note SPERM BANKS is available; SPERM PRESERVATION is available; HEMOSPERMIA is available
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 1963; for X-BEARING SPERM see X CHROMOSOME 1980-2005; for Y-BEARING SPERM see Y CHROMOSOME 1980-2005
History Note: 1963; for X-BEARING SPERM use X CHROMOSOME 1980-2005; for Y-BEARING SPERM use Y CHROMOSOME 1980-2005
Related: Antispermatogenic Agents MeSH
Oligospermia MeSH
Sperm Banks MeSH
Spermatocidal Agents MeSH
DeCS ID: 13477
Unique ID: D013094
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Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Spermatozoa - Preferred
Concept UI M0020286
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Spermatozoa
Entry term(s) Sperm
Spermatozoon
X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm - Narrower
Concept UI M0023034
Preferred term X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm
Entry term(s) Sperm, X-Bearing
Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing
Sperms, X-Bearing
Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing
X Bearing Sperm
X Chromosome Bearing Sperm
X-Bearing Sperm
X-Bearing Sperms
X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms
Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm - Narrower
Concept UI M0023080
Preferred term Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm
Entry term(s) Sperm, Y-Bearing
Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing
Sperms, Y-Bearing
Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing
Y Bearing Sperm
Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm
Y-Bearing Sperm
Y-Bearing Sperms
Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms



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