 Semen
"Semen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Semen" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Semen" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Semen" by people in Profiles.
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Attaman JA, Toth TL, Furtado J, Campos H, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Dietary fat and semen quality among men attending a fertility clinic. Hum Reprod. 2012 May; 27(5):1466-74.
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Hunt PW, Martin JN, Sinclair E, Epling L, Teague J, Jacobson MA, Tracy RP, Corey L, Deeks SG. Valganciclovir reduces T cell activation in HIV-infected individuals with incomplete CD4+ T cell recovery on antiretroviral therapy. J Infect Dis. 2011 May 15; 203(10):1474-83.
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Whitney JB, Hraber PT, Luedemann C, Giorgi EE, Daniels MG, Bhattacharya T, Rao SS, Mascola JR, Nabel GJ, Korber BT, Letvin NL. Genital tract sequestration of SIV following acute infection. PLoS Pathog. 2011 Feb; 7(2):e1001293.
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Wise LA, Cramer DW, Hornstein MD, Ashby RK, Missmer SA. Physical activity and semen quality among men attending an infertility clinic. Fertil Steril. 2011 Mar 1; 95(3):1025-30.
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Balandya E, Sheth S, Sanders K, Wieland-Alter W, Lahey T. Semen protects CD4+ target cells from HIV infection but promotes the preferential transmission of R5 tropic HIV. J Immunol. 2010 Dec 15; 185(12):7596-604.
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Cecchini S, Caputo AR. Seminal plasma of brown trout, Salmo trutta fario (L.) contains a factor able to retain iron at acid pH, typical feature of lactoferrin. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2010 May-Jun; 28(5-6):927-30.
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Anderson DJ, Politch JA, Nadolski AM, Blaskewicz CD, Pudney J, Mayer KH. Targeting Trojan Horse leukocytes for HIV prevention. AIDS. 2010 Jan 16; 24(2):163-87.
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Rogers DW, Baldini F, Battaglia F, Panico M, Dell A, Morris HR, Catteruccia F. Transglutaminase-mediated semen coagulation controls sperm storage in the malaria mosquito. PLoS Biol. 2009 Dec; 7(12):e1000272.
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Whitney JB, Luedemann C, Hraber P, Rao SS, Mascola JR, Nabel GJ, Letvin NL. T-cell vaccination reduces simian immunodeficiency virus levels in semen. J Virol. 2009 Oct; 83(20):10840-3.
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Benoff S, Hauser R, Marmar JL, Hurley IR, Napolitano B, Centola GM. Cadmium concentrations in blood and seminal plasma: correlations with sperm number and motility in three male populations (infertility patients, artificial insemination donors, and unselected volunteers). Mol Med. 2009 Jul-Aug; 15(7-8):248-62.
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