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sperm cell
Known as:
Sperm
, cell sperm
, Zoosperm
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Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural…
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Acrosin:EntCat:Pt:Spermatozoa:Qn
Antispermatogenic Agents
Cells other than spermatozoa:NCnc:Pt:Semen:Qn
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology
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Acrosome
Male Infertility with Large-Headed, Multiflagellar, Polyploid Spermatozoa
Primary spermatocyte
Secondary spermatocyte
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Testis
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Distinctive Chromatin in Human Sperm Packages Genes for Embryo Development
S. S. Hammoud
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D. Nix
,
Haiying Zhang
,
Jahnvi Purwar
,
D. Carrell
,
B. Cairns
Nature
2009
Corpus ID: 4413114
Because nucleosomes are widely replaced by protamine in mature human sperm, the epigenetic contributions of sperm chromatin to…
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Wolbachia: master manipulators of invertebrate biology
J. Werren
,
L. Baldo
,
M. E. Clark
Nature Reviews Microbiology
2008
Corpus ID: 12816914
Wolbachia are common intracellular bacteria that are found in arthropods and nematodes. These alphaproteobacteria endosymbionts…
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Oxidative stress and male infertility--a clinical perspective.
K. Tremellen
Human Reproduction Update
2008
Corpus ID: 205112697
Oxidative stress occurs when the production of potentially destructive reactive oxygen species (ROS) exceeds the bodies own…
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Reactive oxygen species and sperm cells
D. Sanocka
,
M. Kurpisz
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
2004
Corpus ID: 791336
There is a dynamic interplay between pro- and anti-oxidant substances in human ejaculate. Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Role of reactive oxygen species in the pathophysiology of human reproduction.
A. Agarwal
,
R. Saleh
,
M. Bedaiwy
Fertility and Sterility
2003
Corpus ID: 16969457
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Pregnancies after intracytoplasmic injection of single spermatozoon into an oocyte
G. Palermo
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H. Joris
,
P. Devroey
,
A. Steirteghem
The Lancet
1992
Corpus ID: 2916063
Review
1992
Review
1992
Evidence for decreasing quality of semen during past 50 years.
E. Carlsen
,
A. Giwercman
,
N. Keiding
,
N. Skakkebaek
BMJ
1992
Corpus ID: 29202481
Review
1991
Review
1991
The evolution of mating preferences and the paradox of the lek
M. Kirkpatrick
,
M. Ryan
Nature
1991
Corpus ID: 4366707
Why do females prefer elaborate male mating displays in species where they receive little more from males than their sperm? Here…
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Generation of reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation, and human sperm function.
R. Aitken
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J. S. Clarkson
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S. Fishel
Biology of Reproduction
1989
Corpus ID: 609137
Recent studies have demonstrated that human spermatozoa are capable of generating reactive oxygen species and that this activity…
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Capacitation of bovine sperm by heparin.
J. Parrish
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J. Susko-Parrish
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M. A. Winer
,
N. First
Biology of Reproduction
1988
Corpus ID: 19768687
Capacitation of bovine sperm was evaluated by determining the ability of sperm to fertilize bovine oocytes in vitro and to…
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