"Sperm Head" 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.
The anterior portion of the spermatozoon (SPERMATOZOA) that contains mainly the nucleus with highly compact CHROMATIN material.
| Descriptor ID |
D013077
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.890.820 A11.497.760.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Sperm Head- Sperm Head
- Head, Sperm
- Heads, Sperm
- Sperm Heads
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sperm Head" by people in Profiles.
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S?nchez-C?rdenas C, De la Vega-Beltr?n JL, Weber WD, Orta G, S?nchez-Guevara Y, Hern?ndez-Cruz A, Darszon A, Visconti PE. Intracellular Mg2+ concentrations are differentially regulated in the sperm head and mid-piece in acrosome reaction inducing conditions. FASEB J. 2024 Nov 15; 38(21):e70129.
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Conine CC, Sun F, Song L, Rivera-P?rez JA, Rando OJ. Sperm Head Preparation and Genetic Background Affect Caput Sperm ICSI Embryo Viability: Cauda-Enriched miRNAs Only Essential in Specific Conditions. Dev Cell. 2020 12 21; 55(6):677-678.
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?guila L, Felmer R, Arias ME, Navarrete F, Martin-Hidalgo D, Lee HC, Visconti P, Fissore R. Defective sperm head decondensation undermines the success of ICSI in the bovine. Reproduction. 2017 09; 154(3):307-318.
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Wertheimer E, Krapf D, de la Vega-Beltran JL, S?nchez-C?rdenas C, Navarrete F, Haddad D, Escoffier J, Salicioni AM, Levin LR, Buck J, Mager J, Darszon A, Visconti PE. Compartmentalization of distinct cAMP signaling pathways in mammalian sperm. J Biol Chem. 2013 Dec 06; 288(49):35307-20.
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Yoon SY, Fissore RA. Release of phospholipase C zetaand [Ca2+]i oscillation-inducing activity during mammalian fertilization. Reproduction. 2007 Nov; 134(5):695-704.
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Malcuit C, Maserati M, Takahashi Y, Page R, Fissore RA. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection in the bovine induces abnormal [Ca2+]i responses and oocyte activation. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2006; 18(1-2):39-51.
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Fissore RA, Kurokawa M, Knott J, Zhang M, Smyth J. Mechanisms underlying oocyte activation and postovulatory ageing. Reproduction. 2002 Dec; 124(6):745-54.
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San Agustin JT, Leszyk JD, Nuwaysir LM, Witman GB. The catalytic subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase of ovine sperm flagella has a unique amino-terminal sequence. J Biol Chem. 1998 Sep 18; 273(38):24874-83.
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Travis AJ, Foster JA, Rosenbaum NA, Visconti PE, Gerton GL, Kopf GS, Moss SB. Targeting of a germ cell-specific type 1 hexokinase lacking a porin-binding domain to the mitochondria as well as to the head and fibrous sheath of murine spermatozoa. Mol Biol Cell. 1998 Feb; 9(2):263-76.
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Visconti PE, Johnson LR, Oyaski M, Forn?s M, Moss SB, Gerton GL, Kopf GS. Regulation, localization, and anchoring of protein kinase A subunits during mouse sperm capacitation. Dev Biol. 1997 Dec 15; 192(2):351-63.