Sperm Maturation

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"Sperm Maturation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The maturing process of SPERMATOZOA after leaving the testicular SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES. Maturation in SPERM MOTILITY and FERTILITY takes place in the EPIDIDYMIS as the sperm migrate from caput epididymis to cauda epididymis.

Descriptor ID	D013079
MeSH Number(s)	G04.299.151.650.624.700 G08.686.785.760.310.760.700
Concept/Terms	Sperm Maturation Sperm Maturation Maturation, Sperm Maturation of Spermatozoa Spermatozoa Maturation

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sperm Maturation".

Biological Sciences [G]
Cell Physiological Phenomena [G04]
Cell Physiological Processes [G04.299]
Cell Differentiation [G04.299.151]
Gametogenesis [G04.299.151.650]
Spermatogenesis [G04.299.151.650.624]
Sperm Maturation [G04.299.151.650.624.700]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Reproductive Physiological Processes [G08.686.785]
Reproduction [G08.686.785.760]
Gametogenesis [G08.686.785.760.310]
Spermatogenesis [G08.686.785.760.310.760]
Sperm Maturation [G08.686.785.760.310.760.700]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Sperm Maturation".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Sperm Maturation".

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