"Fertilization" 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 fusion of a spermatozoon (SPERMATOZOA) with an OVUM thus resulting in the formation of a ZYGOTE.
| Descriptor ID |
D005306
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.784.277
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| Concept/Terms |
Fertilization, Delayed- Fertilization, Delayed
- Delayed Fertilization
- Delayed Fertilizations
- Fertilizations, Delayed
Fertilization, Polyspermic- Fertilization, Polyspermic
- Fertilizations, Polyspermic
- Polyspermic Fertilization
- Polyspermic Fertilizations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fertilization" by people in Profiles.
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Ward MA, Roberts RM, Ward WS. Ryuzo Yanagimachi: Pioneer in fertilization and assisted reproductive biology technology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jan 16; 121(3):e2320501121.
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Li D, Huang S, Chai Y, Zhao R, Gong J, Zhang QC, Ou G, Wen W. A paternal protein facilitates sperm RNA delivery to regulate zygotic development. Sci China Life Sci. 2023 10; 66(10):2342-2353.
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Hirose N, Blanchet G, Yamauchi Y, Snow AC, Friedman R, Khoo CY, Lary CW, Ward MA, Nadeau JH. Genetically-biased fertilization in APOBEC1 complementation factor (A1cf) mutant mice. Sci Rep. 2022 08 10; 12(1):13599.
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Simerly CR, Takahashi D, Jacoby E, Castro C, Hartnett C, Hewitson L, Navara C, Schatten G. Fertilization and Cleavage Axes Differ In Primates Conceived By Conventional (IVF) Versus Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). Sci Rep. 2019 10 25; 9(1):15282.
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Petersen AM, Earp NC, Redmond ME, Postlethwait JH, von Hippel FA, Buck CL, Cresko WA. Perchlorate Exposure Reduces Primordial Germ Cell Number in Female Threespine Stickleback. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0157792.
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Kristofco LA, Cruz LC, Haddad SP, Behra ML, Chambliss CK, Brooks BW. Age matters: Developmental stage of Danio rerio larvae influences photomotor response thresholds to diazinion or diphenhydramine. Aquat Toxicol. 2016 Jan; 170:344-354.
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Ortega MA, Marh J, Alarcon VB, Ward WS. Unique pattern of ORC2 and MCM7 localization during DNA replication licensing in the mouse zygote. Biol Reprod. 2012 Sep; 87(3):62.
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Yi YJ, Sung DY, Millette C, Sutovsky M, Kennedy C, Sutovsky P, Thompson W, Thomas K. Sperm GIRK2-containing K+ inward rectifying channels participate in sperm capacitation and fertilization. Syst Biol Reprod Med. 2011 Dec; 57(6):296-308.
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Riel JM, Yamauchi Y, Huang TT, Grove J, Ward MA. Short-term storage of human spermatozoa in electrolyte-free medium without freezing maintains sperm chromatin integrity better than cryopreservation. Biol Reprod. 2011 Sep; 85(3):536-47.
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Darrow LA, Strickland MJ, Klein M, Waller LA, Flanders WD, Correa A, Marcus M, Tolbert PE. Seasonality of birth and implications for temporal studies of preterm birth. Epidemiology. 2009 Sep; 20(5):699-706.