Sperm Capacitation
"Sperm Capacitation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The structural and functional changes by which SPERMATOZOA become capable of oocyte FERTILIZATION. It normally requires exposing the sperm to the female genital tract for a period of time to bring about increased SPERM MOTILITY and the ACROSOME REACTION before fertilization in the FALLOPIAN TUBES can take place.
| Descriptor ID |
D013075
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.785.760.277.760
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| Concept/Terms |
Sperm Capacitation- Sperm Capacitation
- Capacitation, Sperm
- Capacitation of Spermatozoa
- Spermatozoa Capacitation
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sperm Capacitation" by people in Profiles.
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Lamb DJ. Semen analysis in 21st century medicine: the need for sperm function testing. Asian J Androl. 2010 Jan; 12(1):64-70.