Sperm-Ovum Interactions
"Sperm-Ovum Interactions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Interactive processes between the oocyte (OVUM) and the sperm (SPERMATOZOA) including sperm adhesion, ACROSOME REACTION, sperm penetration of the ZONA PELLUCIDA, and events leading to FERTILIZATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D013084
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.785.760.277.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sperm-Ovum Interactions- Sperm-Ovum Interactions
- Sperm Ovum Interactions
- Sperm-Ovum Interaction
- Sperm-Egg Interactions
- Sperm Egg Interactions
- Sperm-Egg Interaction
- Gamete Interactions
- Gamete Interaction
- Sperm-Oocyte Interactions
- Sperm Oocyte Interactions
- Sperm-Oocyte Interaction
- Oocyte-Sperm Interactions
- Oocyte Sperm Interactions
- Oocyte-Sperm Interaction
- Ovum-Sperm Interactions
- Ovum Sperm Interactions
- Ovum-Sperm Interaction
- Egg-Sperm Interactions
- Egg Sperm Interactions
- Egg-Sperm Interaction
Sperm-Zona Pellucida Penetration- Sperm-Zona Pellucida Penetration
- Sperm Zona Pellucida Penetration
- Sperm-Zona Pellucida Penetrations
- Sperm-Ovum Penetration
- Sperm Ovum Penetration
- Sperm-Ovum Penetrations
- Sperm-Oocyte Penetration
- Sperm Oocyte Penetration
- Sperm-Oocyte Penetrations
- Sperm Penetration
- Sperm Penetrations
- Sperm-Egg Penetration
- Sperm Egg Penetration
- Sperm-Egg Penetrations
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sperm-Ovum Interactions" by people in Profiles.
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Hwang K, Lamb DJ. The sperm penetration assay for the assessment of fertilization capacity. Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 927:103-11.
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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.