Sperm Midpiece

"Sperm Midpiece" 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.

MeSH information

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The middle piece of the spermatozoon is a highly organized segment consisting of MITOCHONDRIA, the outer dense fibers and the core microtubular structure.

Descriptor ID

D032961

MeSH Number(s)

A05.360.490.890.830

A11.497.760.450

Concept/Terms

Sperm Midpiece

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

Anatomy [A]
Urogenital System [A05]
Genitalia [A05.360]
Germ Cells [A05.360.490]
Spermatozoa [A05.360.490.890]
Sperm Midpiece [A05.360.490.890.830]
Cells [A11]
Germ Cells [A11.497]
Spermatozoa [A11.497.760]
Sperm Midpiece [A11.497.760.450]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sperm Midpiece" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Sperm Midpiece" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 2 publications over 2 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2009 and 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1

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