Sperm Capacitation

"Sperm Capacitation" 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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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
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.784.277.760
Concept/Terms	Sperm Capacitation Sperm Capacitation Capacitation, Sperm Capacitation of Spermatozoa Spermatozoa Capacitation

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Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Reproduction [G08.686.784]
Fertilization [G08.686.784.277]
Sperm Capacitation [G08.686.784.277.760]

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Bar chart showing 87 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	0	2
1997	2	0	2
1998	2	0	2
1999	4	1	5
2001	0	1	1
2002	4	0	4
2003	1	3	4
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	2	4
2006	1	1	2
2007	2	1	3
2008	4	0	4
2009	2	0	2
2010	2	1	3
2011	2	0	2
2012	3	1	4
2013	2	4	6
2014	1	0	1
2015	3	2	5
2016	5	0	5
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	2	4
2019	1	0	1
2020	4	1	5
2021	3	2	5
2023	1	0	1
2024	5	0	5
2025	1	1	2

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Luque GM, Jablo?ski M, Schiavi-Ehrenhaus LJ, Del Prado RC, Balbach M, Romarowski A, Martin-Hidalgo D, Visconti PE, Krapf D, Darszon A, Krapf D, Buck J, Levin LR, Buffone MG. Bovine serum albumin-induced calcium influx triggers soluble adenylyl cyclase activation and cyclic AMP signalling pathways in mouse sperm capacitation. J Physiol. 2025 May; 603(9):2633-2653.

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S?nchez-C?rdenas C, Oliver EI, Ch?vez JC, Luque GM, Hern?ndez-Cruz A, Buffone MG, Darszon A, Visconti PE, Romarowski A. Ion channels and transporters involved in calcium flux regulation in mammalian sperm. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2025; 162:351-385.

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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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Osycka-Salut CE, Waremkraut M, Garaguso R, Piga E, Mart?nez-Le?n E, Mar?n-Briggiler CI, Gervasi MG, Navarro M, Visconti PE, Buffone MG, Mutto AA, Krapf D. Treatment of cryopreserved bovine sperm with calcium ionophore A23187 increases in vitro embryo production. Theriogenology. 2024 Nov; 229:1-7.

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Jablo?ski M, La Spina FA, Schiavi-Ehrenhaus LJ, Mar?n-Briggiler CI, Gomez-Elias MD, Krapf D, Visconti PE, Krapf D, Luque GM, Buffone MG. Dual role of valosin-containing protein (VCP/p97) in mouse sperm during capacitation. Reproduction. 2024 08 01; 168(2).

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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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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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