 Semen
"Semen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma.
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D012661
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.732
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Semen" by people in Profiles.
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Kostro K, Krakowski L, Lisiecka U, Jakubczak A, Zmuda A, Wojtaszczyk P, Wachocka A. Flow cytometric evaluation of sperm apoptosis in semen of silver foxes in the breeding period. Anim Reprod Sci. 2014 Jan 10; 144(1-2):54-8.
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Gupta A, Mahdi AA, Shukla KK, Ahmad MK, Bansal N, Sankhwar P, Sankhwar SN. Efficacy of Withania somnifera on seminal plasma metabolites of infertile males: a proton NMR study at 800 MHz. J Ethnopharmacol. 2013 Aug 26; 149(1):208-14.
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Maekawa F, Sakurai M, Yamashita Y, Tanaka K, Haraguchi S, Yamamoto K, Tsutsui K, Yoshioka H, Murakami S, Tadano R, Goto T, Shiraishi J, Tomonari K, Oka T, Ohara K, Maeda T, Bungo T, Tsudzuki M, Ohki-Hamazaki H. A genetically female brain is required for a regular reproductive cycle in chicken brain chimeras. Nat Commun. 2013; 4:1372.
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Kosova G, Scott NM, Niederberger C, Prins GS, Ober C. Genome-wide association study identifies candidate genes for male fertility traits in humans. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Jun 08; 90(6):950-61.
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Gupta A, Mahdi AA, Ahmad MK, Shukla KK, Bansal N, Jaiswer SP, Shankhwar SN. A proton NMR study of the effect of Mucuna pruriens on seminal plasma metabolites of infertile males. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2011 Jul 15; 55(5):1060-6.
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Gupta A, Mahdi AA, Ahmad MK, Shukla KK, Jaiswer SP, Shankhwar SN. 1H NMR spectroscopic studies on human seminal plasma: a probative discriminant function analysis classification model. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2011 Jan 05; 54(1):106-13.
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Santymire RM, Marinari PE, Kreeger JS, Wildt DE, Howard JG. Slow cooling prevents cold-induced damage to sperm motility and acrosomal integrity in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). Reprod Fertil Dev. 2007; 19(5):652-63.
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Santymire RM, Marinari PE, Kreeger JS, Wildt DE, Howard J. Sperm viability in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) is influenced by seminal and medium osmolality. Cryobiology. 2006 Aug; 53(1):37-50.
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Matkov TG, Zenni M, Sandlow J, Levine LA. Preoperative semen analysis as a predictor of seminal improvement following varicocelectomy. Fertil Steril. 2001 Jan; 75(1):63-8.
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Kamada M, Mori H, Maeda N, Yamamoto S, Kunimi K, Takikawa M, Maegawa M, Aono T, Futaki S, Koide SS. beta-Microseminoprotein/prostatic secretory protein is a member of immunoglobulin binding factor family. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1998 Oct 14; 1388(1):101-10.
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