"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) |
G08.686.784.277.760
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| Concept/Terms |
Sperm Capacitation- Sperm Capacitation
- Capacitation, Sperm
- Capacitation of Spermatozoa
- Spermatozoa Capacitation
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sperm Capacitation" by people in Profiles.
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Seminal platelet-activating factor. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2007 Feb; 33(1):69-74.
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Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase activity affects sperm motility and serves as a decapacitation factor. Fertil Steril. 2006 Feb; 85(2):391-4.
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Atrazine effects on in vitro maturation and in vitro fertilization in the bovine oocyte. J Environ Sci Health B. 2002 Mar; 37(2):103-12.
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Antigens in capacitated spermatozoa eliciting autoimmune responses. J Urol. 1993 May; 149(5 Pt 2):1331-7.
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Changes in sperm antibody test results when spermatozoa are subjected to capacitating conditions. Fertil Steril. 1990 Dec; 54(6):1114-20.
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Platelet activating factor enhances in vitro fertilization of rabbit oocytes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Nov; 163(5 Pt 1):1670-3.
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In vitro fertilization in nonhuman primates. J Med Primatol. 1990; 19(7):627-39.
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Efficacy of sperm wash media in improving sperm motility. Arch Androl. 1988; 20(2):113-5.