Sperm Motility

"Sperm Motility" 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.

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Movement characteristics of SPERMATOZOA in a fresh specimen. It is measured as the percentage of sperms that are moving, and as the percentage of sperms with productive flagellar motion such as rapid, linear, and forward progression.

Descriptor ID	D013081
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.992.812 E05.200.992.812 G04.198.750
Concept/Terms	Sperm Motility Sperm Motility Motilities, Sperm Motility, Sperm Sperm Motilities

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Semen Analysis [E01.370.225.992]
Sperm Motility [E01.370.225.992.812]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Semen Analysis [E05.200.992]
Sperm Motility [E05.200.992.812]
Biological Sciences [G]
Cell Physiological Phenomena [G04]
Cell Movement [G04.198]
Sperm Motility [G04.198.750]

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Bar chart showing 40 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2008	2	2	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2012	0	2	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	3	4
2017	0	1	1
2018	4	2	6
2019	0	4	4
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	3	4
2022	0	2	2
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	2	3
2025	0	1	1

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Nayyab S, Gervasi MG, Tourzani DA, Shamailova Y, Akizawa H, Taghavi M, Cui W, Fissore R, Salicioni AM, Georg GI, Snyder E, Visconti PE. Identification of TSSK1 and TSSK2 as Novel Targets for Male Contraception. Biomolecules. 2025 Apr 18; 15(4).

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Visconti PE, Levin LR, Buck J. David Garbers and the Birth of cAMP Biology in Mammalian Sperm. Mol Reprod Dev. 2024 10; 91(10):e23773.

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Arroyo-Salvo C, R?o S, Bogetti ME, Plaza J, Miragaya M, Yaneff A, Davio C, Fissore R, Gervasi MG, Gambini A, Perez-Martinez S. Effect of bicarbonate and polyvinyl alcohol on in vitro capacitation and fertilization ability of cryopreserved equine spermatozoa. Andrology. 2025 Feb; 13(2):382-395.

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Mohanty G, Sanchez-Cardenas C, Paudel B, Tourzani DA, Salicioni AM, Santi CM, Gervasi MG, Pilsner JR, Darszon A, Visconti PE. Differential role of bovine serum albumin and HCO3- in the regulation of GSK3 alpha during mouse sperm capacitation. Mol Hum Reprod. 2024 Feb 29; 30(3).

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Mohanty G, Tourzani DA, Gervasi MG, Houle E, Oluwayiose O, Suvorov A, Pilsner JR, Visconti PE. Effects of preconception exposure to phthalates on mouse sperm capacitation parameters. Andrology. 2023 10; 11(7):1484-1494.

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Williams PL, M?nguez-Alarc?n L, Korrick SA, Lee MM, Plaku-Alakbarova B, Burns JS, Smigulina L, Dikov Y, Abou Ghayda R, Hauser R, Sergeyev O. Association of peripubertal blood lead levels with reproductive hormones and semen parameters in a longitudinal cohort of Russian men. Hum Reprod. 2022 04 01; 37(4):848-858.

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Yang F, Gracia Gervasi M, Orta G, Tourzani DA, De la Vega-Beltr?n JL, Ruthel G, Darszon A, Visconti PE, Wang PJ. C2CD6 regulates targeting and organization of the CatSper calcium channel complex in sperm flagella. Development. 2022 01 15; 149(2).

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Tourzani DA, Battistone MA, Salicioni AM, Breton S, Visconti PE, Gervasi MG. Caput Ligation Renders Immature Mouse Sperm Motile and Capable to Undergo cAMP-Dependent Phosphorylation. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Sep 23; 22(19).

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Luque GM, Xu X, Romarowski A, Gervasi MG, Orta G, De la Vega-Beltr?n JL, Stival C, Gilio N, Dalotto-Moreno T, Krapf D, Visconti PE, Krapf D, Darszon A, Buffone MG. Cdc42 localized in the CatSper signaling complex regulates cAMP-dependent pathways in mouse sperm. FASEB J. 2021 08; 35(8):e21723.

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S?nchez-C?rdenas C, Romarowski A, Orta G, De la Vega-Beltr?n JL, Mart?n-Hidalgo D, Hern?ndez-Cruz A, Visconti PE, Darszon A. Starvation induces an increase in intracellular calcium and potentiates the progesterone-induced mouse sperm acrosome reaction. FASEB J. 2021 04; 35(4):e21528.

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