 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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| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Semen" by people in Profiles.
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Mínguez-Alarcón L, Sergeyev O, Burns JS, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Smigulina L, Revich B, Hauser R. A Longitudinal Study of Peripubertal Serum Organochlorine Concentrations and Semen Parameters in Young Men: The Russian Children's Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 03; 125(3):460-466.
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Kiso WK, Selvaraj V, Nagashima J, Asano A, Brown JL, Schmitt DL, Leszyk J, Travis AJ, Pukazhenthi BS. Lactotransferrin in Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) seminal plasma correlates with semen quality. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e71033.
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Peters PJ, Sullivan WM, Duenas-Decamp MJ, Bhattacharya J, Ankghuambom C, Brown R, Luzuriaga K, Bell J, Simmonds P, Ball J, Clapham PR. Non-macrophage-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 R5 envelopes predominate in blood, lymph nodes, and semen: implications for transmission and pathogenesis. J Virol. 2006 Jul; 80(13):6324-32.
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Schisterman EF, Whitcomb BW. Measurement error! Communication between content experts and statisticians. Fertil Steril. 2004 Aug; 82(2):514-5; author reply 515; discussion 515-6.
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Wu H, Smyth J, Luzzi V, Fukami K, Takenawa T, Black SL, Allbritton NL, Fissore RA. Sperm factor induces intracellular free calcium oscillations by stimulating the phosphoinositide pathway. Biol Reprod. 2001 May; 64(5):1338-49.
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Harmanli OH, Wapner RJ, Lontz JF. Human ejaculate. Effects on the biomechanical properties of the human chorioamniotic membranes. J Reprod Med. 1998 Sep; 43(9):779-82.
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Kiessling AA, Fitzgerald LM, Zhang D, Chhay H, Brettler D, Eyre RC, Steinberg J, McGowan K, Byrn RA. Human immunodeficiency virus in semen arises from a genetically distinct virus reservoir. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 1998 Apr; 14 Suppl 1:S33-41.
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Kiessling AA, Lamparelli N, Yin HZ, Seibel MM, Eyre RC. Semen leukocytes: friends or foes? Fertil Steril. 1995 Jul; 64(1):196-8.
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San Agustin JT, Witman GB. Preparation and reactivation of demembranated, cytosol-free ram spermatozoa. Methods Cell Biol. 1995; 47:251-5.
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Hiraiwa M, O'Brien JS, Kishimoto Y, Galdzicka M, Fluharty AL, Ginns EI, Martin BM. Isolation, characterization, and proteolysis of human prosaposin, the precursor of saposins (sphingolipid activator proteins). Arch Biochem Biophys. 1993 Jul; 304(1):110-6.
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